Lascaux

A prehistoric archaeologist’s goal, as per Scupin and DeCorse (2013:5), is to decipher the beliefs and mindset of past societies, particularly early inhabitants of Europe and America, through their material culture, such as the cave art found in Lascaux. This cave, located in southern France, contains what is believed to be one of the oldest artistic representations of wild animals and art; it has captured the interest of numerous scientists, philosophers and historians, all of whom wish to make

Introduction Do you know anything about cave paintings? Well I am here to inform you about them. For example, the majestic paintings of bison in Cosquer Cave. In Altamira more beautiful animals of the Ice Age. In Lascaux too were majestic animals like horse, deer, bison, etc. These facts are truly amazing. These caves are jewels of mother nature. Also, about Carbon 14 Dating and how it works with its formulas. Cosquer Cave In 1985 a professional Scuba diver named Henri Cosquer discovered

The artists had minimal influence which had an effect on their creative process. Early prehistoric art was based on humanity. The Venus of Willendorf focused on the value of human form. The artist wanted to represent how life was at the time. The Lascaux cave paintings share the same meaning. Whoever the artist was wanted to capture what was important to humans at the time. Animals were a very big part of their diet and their life which is why they focused on that in their paintings.  Art has many

of the semester is in the books and I have to say I’m happy with how all of my classes started. For this journal entry we were asked to compare three websites and answer several questions about how we feel about each website. The three website are Lascaux, Stonehenge, Ancient Egypt. From the little bit of time I’ve spent looking at each website I have to say the Stonehenge was my favorite one. Making that decision was really hard; the websites were all equally weird and had something that made it

Tourism can be one of the most destructive forces facing archaeological sites and their conservators. Tourists can cause damage by disregarding signs prohibiting touching or littering. Parts of sites may need to be manipulated or even destroyed to allow for visitor access. Striking a balance between allowing the public to interact with a site and preserving it is very difficult. Some sites, like Bet She’an in Israel, give tourists the freedom to touch monuments and even climb onto them to give

000-14,000 BCE (Fig.1) found at Lascaux depicts what looks like a human figure with a bird-like head. Similar hybrid imagery also appears in the art of the ancient world. Some examples are the Sphinx Vase Ornament of the sixth century BCE. (Fig 2) which portrays a winged lion’s body combined with a human head, the Relief from Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad: Guradian Genii. (Fig.3) of 721-705 BCE that depicts a bird-headed creature reminiscent of the image from the Lascaux caves, and the archaic Greek

The World”). Some images seem to have been clawed or gouged with spears. This could be to depict the exertion of power over animals. A pregnant-looking horse painting such as the one in the Lascaux cave could have been drawn to help influence and increase the fertility of herds of horses out in the wild ("Lascaux Cave"). Another thought is that beliefs and practices of these tribes could be tied to the cave art. Cave images could have been used to depict rituals as well as represent the experiences

entertainment room as there is a theateresque design with steps that may have been used as seating, although its purpose is not entirely known. 2. What stylistic similarities can you find between the Bull Leapers fresco and the cave paintings at Lascaux? How are they

help show the complexity of the paintings in the cave. Another cave that was discussed was Lascaux and the piece of art that was shown is the wall painting that had the bird headed man, rhinoceros and a bison. In this image the animals were represented with a more natural look and the human which was added later on shows a more abstract representation of human beings. With the paintings in Chauvet and Lascaux, the sophistication of the art and realism seen in the art clearly shows a more culturally

Lascaux p.434 Main hall (Hall of Bull”), was found in Lascaux france by children exploring an extensive cave.The artwork has been dated to 15,00 B.C.E. The artist would create and outline, by either using fur, feathers, moss , sticks, or fingers with natural minerals. Then to color they may have used powder blown through tubes of bone.The paintings contain rare painting of owls, hyenas, and panthers and engravings of the silhouettes of birds and large mammals that are now extinct. One theory behind