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Key Ideas
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1. The earliest surviving works of art are cave paintings and portable sculptures of humans or
animals. 2. Little is known about the original intention or meaning of prehistoric artworks 3. Little is known about the original intention or meaning of prehistoric artworks |
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Cromlech
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a circle of megaliths
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Megalith
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a stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistoric structure
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Menhir
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a large, uncut stone erected as a monument in the prehistoric era
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Mortise-and-tenon
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a groove cut into stone or wood, called a mortise, that is shaped to receive a tenon, or projection, of the same dimensions
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Post-and-lintel
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a method of construction in which two posts support a horizontal beam, called a lintel
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