The cave paintings of Chauvet-Pont-D 'Arc are one of the oldest prehistoric sites in the world. It is located in the Ardeche region of southern France. Chauvet-Pont-D 'Arc cave was only discovered as recently as 1994. Jean-Marie Chauvet and his team of cavers just happened to stumble upon it when they removed a rumble of stones that blocked the passageway (Introduction to the Cave). This is such an extraordinary piece of art history due to the time period and what it can tell us about our history
CAVE PAINTINGS: CHAVUET CAVE Art and the ability to think of concepts is what distinguishes our species from other animals - capabilities that also led us to use fire, develop the wheel and come up with the other technologies that have made our kind so successful ("BBC News - Cave paintings change ideas about the origin of art," n.d.)The discoveries of cave art defied the then dominant view of cultural “progress” as something that gradually proceeded from a “savage” ancient past to the civilization”
1) A. When “visiting” the Lascaux cave I really started to understand just how difficult it must have been for the painters to do what they did. Not only were they in a deep, winding cave, they were painting and sculpting these amazing images. I also realized just how dedicated the artists must have been to work so hard. B. The Chauvet showed me just how talented the artists were. There is such amazing attention to details. The horses, bulls, and rhinoceros’ features are so clear, and yet the painters
and visual expression, visually express an opinion about an event or topic. Art and recording history have been going hand and hand for many years. One of the many first parts of history, that was recorded as art its self was the "Lion Panel" in Chauvet Cave in, France. The artist of this painting is unknown. However, with recorded history, they do know that it was done in the upper Paleolithic period. This painting is not just only a work of art. It tells us or in a way captures a piece of how that
Although the digital world we live in may seem foreign to the world of Chauvet Cave, the images found in both, serve the same function: to express/preserve our memories and understanding of reality for the future. Just as our paleolithic ancestors migrated to Chauvet cave to inscribe messages of their culture/lives on the walls of chauvet cave, we take photographs to forever preserve our experiences, enabling others and ourselves to examine that exact moment within in our lives. It is within our
late nineteenth century, people have discovered that the ancient cultural groups and individuals have been composing a variety of arts, was all done on mass off caverns. Twenty-seven of the caves have been discovered so far, in the cliffs along the 17 miles of the Ardeche gorge. However, the give in found by Chauvet and his companions changed our reasoning about ancient people groups. Where beforehand found give in works of art had appeared to present day eye as virtuous, this gives in contained attracting
how human perceptions were back then, and particularly their artistic sense of the world around them. Two significant findings that represent the immense creativity and skill of the people of the past are the paintings from the Chauvet Caves and the Tomb of Nebamun. The Chauvet is a prehistoric
The last article talks about the 59th Unnamed Cave, in Florida. This cave is located in the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle. From the dates of the artifacts and the dates of the glyph, the site was occupied in the Late Woodland period. The cave was discover in 2007 when a group of cave explorer saw fine engravings on the wall. This site was the first cave art site that was found in Florida and it is the second rock art site that was found in the states. Rock art is very rare in Florida, but
let go of it. The course outline enticed me, the virtual field trips were fun and provided me with new learning. I was uncomfortable with the Flipgrid videos but it helped me overcome my anxiety to be on camera. My first virtual field trip to Chauvet Caves gave me goosebumps discovering those artifacts and analyzing what might be the message in those arts. The development of communications fascinates me. Discovering that our present communities on social media or any online group of like-minded
One of the oldest known prehistoric art sites is the Chauvet Cave located in Southern France. It was discovered twenty one years ago by a group of archeologists. There are two elements that make this cave so famous, the condition of the Paleolithic paintings and the age of these art works. The largest chamber within this cave has no paintings except one that is drawn at the far end of this chamber. The researchers stated that there are no paintings close to the entrance because the paintings were