Prehistoric ArtBY STEVE VEGA

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Apollo 11 stones! Apollo 11 stone was made by the paleolithic,

which are people in 30,000-7,000 B.C.E ! The stone shows twisted perspective, the

front legs are being shown in a front perspective and the back legs are being shown in a side perspective

! the picture is made out of charcoal and stone, the animal is unknown but it could be a zebra, a giraffe or ostrich

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Apollo 11 stone• Apollo 11 stone was found in Namibia (Africa)

and it was discovered around 1969 and 1972 by a German archaeologist W.E. Wendt

• Apollo 11 Stone is known as the oldest rock art works from 25,500-25,300 B.C.E. in Africa

• Apollo 11 Stone got it's name from NASA's moon landing

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Great Hall of The Bulls! The Great Halls of the Bulls was made by the

paleolithic, it is located in Lascaux (France) and was discovered in 1940

! Great Halls of the bulls have many animals and is believed that these animals were both were hunted and eaten, and feared predators

! The artwork is made out of ochre paint (Earth material that has different type of color) and is on the cave ceiling

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Great halls of the bulls! the artwork was inside a cave and there are

theories saying that they were doing rituals, or they were being told as a story

! the entire cave is covered by paintings of animals but there is only one drawing of a dead guy and next to him is a dead bison

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Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine! Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

was created by the paleolithic in 14,000-7,000 B.C.E

! this work was discovered in Tequixquiac(Central Mexico) it is also known as the earliest cultural artifact in Mesoamerica

! The artwork is made out of carved and incised bone to look like an extinct dogs

! the theory is that this artwork was used for ceremonial purposes

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Running Horned Woman

! The Running Horned Woman was made in by the Neolithic(People in 7,000-2,000 B.C.E)

! it was created in 6,000-4,000 and it was located in Tassili ajjer (Algeria)

! the Running horned woman is made out of ochre and instead of animals there are people in the artwork

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Running Horned Woman

! the running horned woman is believed that this actually happened and that the horns is the animal attacking the area

! there is a rain cloud meaning that people needed water and there are headless figures in the artwork

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Beaker With Ibex Motifs

! Beaker with ibex motifsade by the neolithics in Susa (Iran) in 4,200-3,500 B.C.E

! it's made out ceramic, mineral, plant paint, and terra cotta

! The beaker is one of the first ceramic pieces made from clay

! the beaker was used for storing food inside the beaker

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beaker with ibex motifs

! the beaker shows that people in this time was starting to understand how to use fire and some materials

! it is also believed that this is used to store valuables in it for the dead and trading

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Anthropomorphic Stele

! Anthropomorphic stele was made by the Neolithic in Arabian(Peninsula) Fourth millennium B.C.E

! The Anthropomorphic is made out of sandstone and has a shape of a warrior because it carries knives

! the artwork was used as a headstone for somebody who has done a heroic action

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