What are cave paintings?Detailed representations found in caves.
Name several common themes found in cave paintings?
Patterns, bison, human hands, horses, deer
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
water, plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
Lascaux, 4 teenage boys
Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity?
paintings were being damaged by co2, the french government made Lascaux 2
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 in the soil
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?
amateur archeologest, sanz de sutuola
What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
Chauvet-point arc, 3 speleogists, Eliette Brunell Deschamps, Christian hillaire, jean-marie chauvet in 1994
What was different about the painting techniques at this site?
they were created by techniques not seen in other sites
What is "speleology"?
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?
the were created to tell a story, instructional visual aid to teach hunting, created for magical or religious reasons
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