ARTH 103 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture II. Paleolithic Period c. 38,000- 8,000 BCEIII. Neolithic Period c. 8,000-2,300 BCECurrent LectureII. Paleolithic Period- Mass migration of Neanderthals migrate up North- Cro-magnons killed off Neanderthals- Nomadic People- *Lion-Human*, Ivory c. 30,000 BCE- Important because ivory is a very hard material to obtain- *Woman from Willendorf*, Limestone with ochre talisman c. 24,000 BCE- Lots of women sculptures in this period; could be of goddesses or talismans- Very exaggerated women parts- Free-standing or carved into walls- Cave Art- Most European cave art are pictures of animals- Thought to have been an educational tool to teach the young- 1st cave painting discovered at Altamira Cave, Spain- *Horses, Rhinoceroses, and Aurochs*, paint on limestone c. 32,000- 30,000 BCE- Uses contour (outlining), value (different shades of the same color), and overlapping (objects placed over another to create depth)- Oldest cave painting in Europe- *Hall of Bulls*, paint on limestone c. 15,000 BCE- 360 degree panorama paintingThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Uses twisted perspective/composite pose: convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally- *Bird-Headed Man with Bison*- Human-animal figure one of the few human figures in cave drawingsIII. Neolithic Period- Defining features: agriculture, animal husbandry, permanent shelters- *Woman and Man*, ceramic c. 4,500 BCE- Labor-intensive art- Compound at Skara Brae- Houses were built with rocks- Corbelling: layering stones so there is no weak point- *Stonehenge*- Sacred site that represented the land of the dead- Created by using a human compass- Shadow casted during summer solstice that is believed to connect the living with the dead- Created by post and lintel construction made with interlocking
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