What are cave paintings?
Cavemen found a sophisticated way to communicate visually, beautiful, detailed representations on the insides of caves walls
Name several common themes found in cave paintings?
Large animals, horses, bison, or deers
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
water, plant juice,animal blood, soil, charcoal, iron oxide, brushes were made from small stones
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
Lascaux: discovered: 1948, Marcel Ravidat
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?
Tourists were beginning to destroy the paintings, a remodel was made
Post an example of cave painting(s) from Altamira cave.
In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue?
Red clay and soil were used to paint
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?
Marceline Sanz Soulola and his daughter Maria, 19000 years old
What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
Chauvet- Point Arc; discovered in 1994 by Eliette Brunell Deschamps, Christian Hillare, 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 clean of debris, scraped around for 3D effect
What is "speleology"?
the study of the exploration of caves
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?
They tell a story of an event that already happened, instructional visual that helps with hunting techniques, created for magical or religious reasons
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