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The Paleolithic Era The Neolithic Era

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Page 1: The Paleolithic Era The Neolithic Era. PALEOLITHIC ART CARVED PORTABLE PIECES EXCLUSIVELY FEMALE SUBJECTS INDICATES:  MATRIARCHICAL SOCIETY?  EARTH/MOTHER

The Paleolithic Era

The Neolithic Era

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PALEOLITHIC ART

CARVED PORTABLE PIECES

EXCLUSIVELY FEMALE SUBJECTS

INDICATES:

MATRIARCHICAL SOCIETY?

EARTH/MOTHER GODDESS – FEMALE CONTROL OF AGRICULTURE?

WORSHIP OF FEMALE ROLE IN REPRODUCTION?

 THIS WILL CHANGE AS CIVILIZATIONS DEVELOP

 

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“If God had not created women, I don’t know whether I would have become a painter!” - Auguste

Renoir

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VENUS OF WILLENDORF[30,000-25,000 BC] OLDEST KNOWN REPRESENTATION OF A

HUMAN BEING

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Female Evolution

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CAVE ART[32,000-13,000 BC]

SOUTHERN FRANCE / NORTHERN SPAIN

UNINHABITED LOCATIONS

MYSTICAL OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSE?

PALEOLITHIC ART

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NEOLITHIC ARCHITECTURE

STONEHENGE [3000-2000 BC]

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MEGALITHIC MONUMENT – SALISBURY PLAIN, ENGLANDASTRONOMICAL / CALENDAR FUNCTION?RELIGIOUS PURPOSE – DRUIDS? SERIES OF CONCENTRIC CIRCLES

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Ṭ POST AND LINTEL CONSTRUCTION