artifacts from: stonehenge, lascaux cave & rock art of alta grade 8 l.aguilar
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ARTIFACTS FROM:STONEHENGE, LASCAUX CAVE & ROCK ART OF ALTA
Grade 8 L.Aguilar
What is Rock Art?
Rock art is a universal visual language which is found in many cultures across the world.
It also takes many forms, Stonehenge and actual cave paintings/drawings.
Cave painting at Lascaux of horse.
Stonehenge
Construction began 5,000 years ago. The current site is only part of the original Stonehenge, which suffered damage from both man and weather. The stones are almost perfectly aligned
with the summer solstice. Archaeologists believe the construction of
Stonehenge was done in three stages, Stonehenge I, II, and III.
Stonehenge cont’d…
Predate any known
religion, built as a place
of worship for Neopagans. The bluestones used, were
thought to have healing
powers. Stonehenge I was used for about 500 years
and then abandoned. Stonehenge III is that circle that we see today
and was started in 2,000 BC. (17 of 30 original stones still stand)
Significance of Stonehenge
Affirms interest in the Cosmos.
Very sophisticated calendar tracking the Moon, Sun, planets, and changes of seasons.
4,000 year old grave of archer was discovered.
About 100 different artifacts Stone arrowheads, rare
gold earrings, and stone tools used for butchering carcasses.
Structure of Stonehenge
Lascaux Cave
Discovered on
September 12, 1940
by four boys named
Marcel, George, Jim,
Simon and a dog, Robot.
Abbe Breuil found evidence that humans lived and occupied caves from the dawn of human existence inside the caverns of Lascaux.
Aurochs at Lascaux
Lascaux Cave Cont’d…
“The sole region of Paleolithic mural paintings”
Used as a “sanctuary” or holy place where people would go to draw what they hoped to be a good hunt, instead of pray for one.
Bulls, bison, and horses and some signs of human or semi-human representations.
The human figures are not as richly defined or carefully executed as is the animal art. Animals were as important to early man as life was.
Significance of Lascaux Cave
Cave men and women were once
thought to be primitive but the cave
drawings at Lascaux proved their
fine motor skills and the fact that they
used paints, tools, and brushes to
make these highly detailed animals.
The Lascaux cave allows scientists to learn more about
the land, people, and culture of the late
Aurignacian period. It has also proven itself to be one of the
greatest finds of this time period.
Painting of Giant Deer
Rock Art of Alta
Consists of five different areas: Hjemmeluft, Kafjord, Amtmannsnes, Storsteinen and Transfarelvdalen.
The position of the paintings and engravings with respect to sea level at
different postglacial periods constitutes a dating technique called reverse stratigraphy.
Herd of elk, with two pregnant
females.
Significance of Alta
One the most important pieces of evidence for human existence.
Glimpses into the past and usually symbolize something that humans today cannot immediately recognize.
Transfarelvdalen Messages in honor of gods, mark an event, or
mark their territory. Kafjord
Rock art was used as a communication system, shamans retrieved the messages and kept the balance of their society.
Lascaux Paintings
Carving with animals in fences, proving domestication of animals in Arctic Scandinavia
Man or shaman communicating or fighting with elk.