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Paleolithic
35,000 to 12,000 BCE

Hunting and gathering for food
Mesolithic
12,000 to 8,000 BCE

Intensified gathering and domestication of the dog
Neolithic
from 8,000 BCE

Domestication of plants and animals and construction of dwellings
BCE
"Before the Common Era"
CE
Common Era
ca.
short for the Latin word "circa" which means "around."
twisted perspective
presents the profile of the subject (see detail left), but also a complete (and therefore most descriptive) view of its anatomy. A true profile would obscure, for instance, one of the horns and two of the legs.
ocher
an impure iron ore which is usually yellow and sometimes red)
composite view
This perspective presents the humans with the head and legs in profile, while the torso shows a frontal view, offering the viewer the most "informative" picture possible.
narrative art
the elements in a work of art are arranged to tell a story
ziggurats
the urban centers were built around a great temple (dedicated to the particular city's deity) that itself was elevated on a series of platforms