-Beautiful, detailed, and colorful representations found on the inside of cave walls and ceilings.
Name several common themes found in cave paintings?
-Large animals such as bison, horses, and deers, also tracing of human hands and abstract patterns.
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
-Used by mixing water with plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal, and hematite, and brushed were made by putting together sticks, small stones, leaves, and human hair.
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
-In Lascaux, France in 1940 by four teenage boys.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity?-Closed in 1963 because the paintings were being damaged by carbon dioxide emitted from tourists.And they created a man made replica of the cave paintings.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from Altamira cave.
In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue?
-Caused by red clay in the soil.
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?
-Discovered by Marceline Sanz De Sautuola and his daughter Maria. 19,000 years old.
What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
-Discovered in 1994 called the Chauvet- Point Arc. Discovered by three Speleogists, Eliette Brunell Deschamps, Christian Hillaire, and Jean Marie Chauvet.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
What was different about the painting techniques at this site?-Walls were scraped clear of debris and 3D effect was created by etching around the edges.
What is "speleology"?
-Scientific study of caves such as their features and history.
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?-Retell a story or recount an event that already happened, instructional visual and to help teach about human techniques, or created for magical or religious reasons that if an image of a desired event were painted it might come true.
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