Prehistoric Art

30,000-500 B.C.E.

Prehistoric Art Contextual information

Paleolithic Art IntroductionSmartHistory
The Paleolithic PeriodWikipedia
The Past We Can Never Return ToThe Anthropocene Reviewed
Human Evolution TimelineSmithsonian
The Neolithic RevolutionSmartHistory
The Neolithic PeriodWikipedia
Agricultural RevolutionCrash Course
Mankind: Birth of FarmingThe History Channel

Prehistoric Works in the Image Set

Apollo 11 StonesNamibiac. 25,500-25,300 BCECharcoal on stone
Great Hall of the BullsLascaux, FrancePaleolithic Europe15,000–13,000 B.C.E.Rock painting
Camelid Sacrum in the Shape of a CanineTequixquiac, central Mexico14,000–7000 B.C.E.Bone
Running Horned WomanTassili n’Ajjer, Algeria6000–4000 B.C.E.Pigment on rock
Beaker with Ibex MotifsSusa, Iran4200–3500 B.C.E.Painted terra cotta
Anthropomorphic SteleArabian PeninsulaFourth millennium B.C.E.Sandstone
Jade CongLiangzhu, China3300–2200 B.C.E.Carved jade
StonehengeWiltshire, UKNeolithic Europec. 2500–1600 B.C.E.Sandstone 
The Ambum StoneAmbum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guineac. 1500 B.C.E.Greywacke
Tlatilco Female FigurineCentral Mexico, site of Tlatilco1200–900 B.C.E.Ceramic
Terra Cotta FragmentLapitaSolomon Islands, Reef Islands1000 B.C.E.Terra cotta (incised)

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