Human expression existed across the globe before the written record. While prehistoric art of Europe has been the focus of many introductions to the history of art, very early art is found worldwide and shares certain features, particularly concern with the natural world and human's place within it.
Read chapter 3.1 from Gateways to Art - Understanding the Visual Arts
Key Terms (Vocabulary):
Paleolithic
Neolithic
twisted perspective
composite view
incise
henge
post-and-lintel
megalith
tumulus
corbel vaulting
Anatolia
Mesopotamia
Hall of the Bulls
More than 50 years after the Lascaux caves were closed to the public, a new exhibition, featuring a reproduction of the prehistoric cave art, has opened.