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Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory &
Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/)
Early art
Engraving, possibly by a Neanderthal, at Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar from 39,000 years ago.
Engraved ochre, by Homo sapiens, from Blombos Cave, South Africa from 100,000 years ago.
Shell engraved by Homo erectus in Java 500,000 years ago.
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Ice Age art by Homo sapiens
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Altamira cave in Spain
Many bison were painted on the ceiling of this cave in northern Spain around 18,000 years ago. The painters used the contours of the ceiling to make the bison appear in 3D.
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Swimming reindeer
This sculpture of swimming reindeer was found at Montastruc shelter in France. It is about 13,000 years old. The reindeer are shown in a very natural pose, as they would be seen when swimming across a river, showing how observant our ancestors were.
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Lascaux cave, France
The cave at Lascaux in France has horses, reindeer and aurochs (a type of wild cattle), and was painted around 17,000 years ago. Lamps burning animal oil were also found in the cave. Why might our ancestors go to so much trouble?
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Chauvet Cave, France
These lions are from Chauvet Cave, where there are also paintings of bears and woolly rhino. It is older than most other cave art, at about 33,000 years old.
Paintings of dangerous animals like lions are quite rare. Why might this be?
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The Lion Man, Germany
This sculpture of a man with a lion's head was found in Hohlenstein-Stadel cave in Germany. It is about 35,000 years old.
Why do you think the artist combined a human figure with a lion’s head?
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Creswell Crags, Nottinghamshire
The head of a horse was scratched onto a rib bones and left at Creswell Crags about 14,000 years ago. It is one of the few examples of Palaeolithic art in Britain.
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Image sources (I)
1. Figure 2 from Joordens et al. 2014. Original caption: The geometric pattern on Pseudodon DUB1006-fL. a: Overview; b: Schematic representation; c: Detail of main engraving area; d: Detail of posterior engravings. Scale bars: 1 cm (a and c); 1 mm (d).
2. By Chris. S. Henshilwood - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blombos_Cave_engrave_ochre.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50037428
3. By AquilaGib (Stewart Finlayson, Gibraltar Museum) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35097697
4. By Museo de Altamira y D. Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24512681 & https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reproduction_cave_of_Altamira_01.jpg
5. By Discott - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17157837
6. By own, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1907853 & https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lascaux#/media/ File:Lampe_a_graisse_-_Lascaux.jpg
7. By HTO - Own work (own photo), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9667279
8. By Dagmar Hollmann - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29686577
9. By Dave from Nottingham, England - The Ochre Horse - 12500 Years Old!, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12366019
Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory &
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Image sources (II)
10. By Museo de Altamira y D. Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24512681 & https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reproduction_cave_of_Altamira_01.jpg
11. By Discott - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17157837
12. By own, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1907853 & https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lascaux#/media/ File:Lampe_a_graisse_-_Lascaux.jpg
13. By HTO - Own work (own photo), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9667279
14. By Dagmar Hollmann - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29686577
15. By Dave from Nottingham, England - The Ochre Horse - 12500 Years Old!, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12366019