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    Neolithic Cave Painting

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    Ranging from cave paintings to Megalithic Structures. Starting with Aurochs, horses and rhinoceroses, wall painting in the Chauvet Cave, Vallon-Pont d'Arc France 30,000-28,000 or 15,000-13,000 BCE and La Lascaux 15,000-17,000 BCE, their similarities and differences. Then jumping straight into Megalithic structures, Megalithic tomb at Newgrange, Ireland 3,200 BCE and Megalithic monument Stonehenge, Europe 3,000-2,000 BCE their differences and similarities. Aurochs, horses and rhinoceroses, wall…

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    Discovered only recently, the oldest cave painting was found in Spain, believed to be left by the Neanderthals and is now the oldest and historical cave paintings discovered. A previous painting found in France was dated to be from 37,000 years ago, is now replaced by the Spanish cave painting, believed to be more than 48,000 years ago. Now in modern days, paint is very common. There are many different varieties of paints and uses, such as acrylic, water-based, oil-based, sheen, latex, and…

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    The Cave of Forgotten Dreams is one of the oldest caves of all time. In fact, it is determined that the cave existed for about 30,000-33,000 years (Herzog, 2010). In 1994, a small group of French scientist lead by Jean-Marie Chauvet discovered the cave, and when the French government realized how precious it was, they shut off the access to it (Herzog, 2010). However, Werner Herzog a documentary filmmaker got permission to access the cave. He believed that the Chauvet Cave contains most of the…

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    Located in France near the town of Montignac, are the Lascaux Caves. Filled with bountiful cave paintings dating back over 15,000 years ago, these caves were discovered unintentionally. While following their dog, four teenagers discovered these works of art after traveling down the narrow entrance leading into the caves (History.com). The Lascaux Caves have different sections based on the collections of artwork painted on the walls, including the Hall of Bulls, the Chamber of Engravings, and the…

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    The Lascaux cave was found in 1920 on September 20th during the Nazi Occupation. The Lascaux cave was found by 4 teenage boys, Marcel Ravidat, Jacques Marsal, Georges Agnel, and Simon Coencas while chasing after their dog, Robot. Archeologists estimated that the cave is about 20,000 years old. The Lascaux Cave is located in Montignac, France which also houses the Montiagnic Cave. The cave was accessible for everyone to enter after World War II. About 1200 people would enter everyday to see…

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    After the Ice Age, the Mediterranean rose, and the entrance to Cosquer cave is now located about 120 feet underwater. It was discovered in 1985 by the deep-sea diver Henri Cosquer, who returned several times before discovering a number of hand stencils on the cave's walls. Creating handprint art with chalk might sound messy and difficult, but it’s actually a lot of fun! The materials you need include: 1 sheet of sketchbook paper or brown construction paper Chalk in red or black and other colors…

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    Cave Art Research Paper

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    Is Cave Art Art? Art to me is something that tells a story from your point of view. Its something that you have thought of and brought it to life. It doesn’t matter what it is or how it is drawn or created, its something that you can see along with being able to look at it and know that it is something you thought of. Art to me, you can use when your words fail you. You can draw something to symbolize what you are going through or have gone threw. Even when you are gone you always leave a…

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    Cave of forgotten dreams is a documentary that gives an insightful view of a great and remarkable oldest cave art has been found in the world. That film has been made based on a lot of studies by a group of scientists and researchers which have gone inside the cave. A number of paintings which found were astonishing that brought the scientists back in time to a period that dating about 30,000-32,000 years ago.(the film of the Cave of Forgotten Dreams, 1994) Of course with the new scientific…

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    Cosquer Cave A man by the name Henri Cosquer discovered a cave that he named the Cosquer Cave.He discovered the cave in the summer of 1991.The cave was discovered 120 feet beneath the surface of the Mediterranean sea.He accidently discovered the cave while he was swimming in underwater passages;subsequently, he took the photos and kept it a secret.He also contacted people after he found the cave were The French Ministry of culture then they sented the photos of the cave to Jean Clottes. Jean…

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    underground cave in which prisoners are chained, since birth, and faced one direction, with no leeway to swivel their heads. All that they can see is the cave wall in front of them. Behind them there is a low wall where puppeteers come and do “shows” with various objects. The prisoners cannot see the actual object that is being shown, however, they can see the shadow of it because of the fire that is also behind them. They hear the echoes of the puppeteers voices behind them bouncing off the…

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