prehistory paleolithic
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WHAT? OLD STONE WHEN? 5.000.000 B.C. to 7.000 B.C. WHAT WAS CLIMATE LIKE? Some very cold periods in which the Earth
was totally covered with ice, some milder periods.
PALEOLITHIC
Hierarchical: the wisest, the strongest, the witch doctor were the most important people.
Hordes: groups of 20 to 30 people, sometimes they formed a tribe.
They shared the tasks…
HOW WAS SOCIETY LIKE?
They had religious beliefs:◦ Buried the dead◦ Believed in the forces of nature.
What did they believe in?
WHERE?ON ROCKS, CEILLINGS AND WALLS OF THE CAVES.WHY?TO CATCH THE ANIMALS MAGICALLYTO EXPRESS THEMSELVESTO EXPRESS WHAT THEY HAD SEEN.
CAVE PAINTINGS: EARLIEST EXPRESSIONS.
How? Animals standing alone or in groups. Very realistic. Polychrome: red, black, ochre. Sometimes in protruding parts of the rock to
give an impression of relief. Paint was applied with the fingers, brushes
or spatulas.
MATERIALS: ivory, stone,bone. Fertility symbols: feminine physical features
very exaggerated.
VENUS STATUES