Image Set

Prehistoric & Near Eastern

Chapters 1&2

1-2: Namibia, animal facing left,23,000 BCE

• 1-3: Human with feline head, from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany, ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE. Mammoth ivory, 11 5/8" high. Ulmer Museum, Ulm.

• 1-4: Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf), from Willendorf, Austria, ca. 28,000-25,000 BCE. Limestone, approx. 4 1/4" high.

• 1-9: Bison, detail of a painted ceiling in the Altamira cave, Santander, Spain, ca. 12,000-11,000 BCE. Each bison approx. 5' long.

• 1-11: Hall of the Bulls (left wall), Lascaux, Dordogne, France, ca. 15,000-13,000 BCE. Largest bull approx. 11' 6" long.

• 1-14: Great stone tower built into the settlement wall, Jericho, ca. 8000-7000 BCE.

• 1-15: Human skull with restored features, Jericho, ca. 7000 – 6000 BCE

• 1-18: Schematic reconstruction drawing of a section of Level VI, Çatal Höyük, Turkey, ca. 6000-5900 BCE.

1-18: Detail from wall painting, level VII, Catal Huyuk, Turkey, ca. 6150 BCE.

• 1-19: Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, ca. 2550-1600 BCE

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A. Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine. Tequixquiac, central Mexico. 14,000–7000 B.C.E. Bone.

B. Running horned woman. Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria. 6000–4000 B.C.E. Pigment on rock.

C. Bushel with ibex motifs. Susa, Iran. 4200–3500 B.C.E. Painted terra cotta.

D. Anthropomorphic stele. Arabian Peninsula. Fourth millennium B.C.E. Sandstone.

E. Jade cong. Liangzhu, China. 3300–2200 B.C.E. Carved jade.

F. The Ambum Stone. Ambum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. c. 1500 B.C.E. Greywacke.

G. Tlatilco female figurine. Central Mexico, site of Tlatilco. 1200–900 B.C.E. Ceramic.

H. Terra cotta fragment. Lapita. Solomon Islands, Reef Islands. 1000 B.C.E. Terra cotta (incised).