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    The purpose of these objects from the Paleolithic era are identified with ancient worships. In addition, they ornamented the walls of their cave homes with pictures of animals, including mammoths, bison, and deer. The animals in the Lascaux caves are very detailed and show lively animals painted realistically. Shading in the pictures highlights the forms of the animals and makes them appear more authentic. It is mysterious why Paleolithic people painted these pictures, though they may…

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    Has it ever came to mind on how creative writing came to be or ever occurred how one sculpture came to be? Well it began that ancient cultures, such as Stone Age had no way in communicating, but they became creative, they started drawing on walls to tell us stories or when the ancient Egyptian used symbolize to tell laws. As ancient societies lost ways to communicate they found other ways such as telling stories and used documents to tell us what happened as to result they used, creative…

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    Greek Art History

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    More than 2.75 million years ago, hominids were using simple stone tools. Eventually, knapping techniques were developed and used to chip flakes from a source or core stone to make spear points and other tools. Creating these required planning the final project in advance, and many forms ended up symmetrical. Thousands of examples of stone works have been found around the globe, demonstrating high degrees of skill and aesthetic awareness even in utilitarian tools. The most impressive spear…

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    Today’s world has changed so much since the Paleolithic and Neolithic period. In the modern days there has been a huge difference since the Paleolithic to Neolithic period like the social groups, economy, and agriculture. The difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic period is the Paleolithic period is an earliest period that a human being has lived and it is known as the Old Stone Age it is approximately 2.5 million years ago and that is when people are nomads. The Neolithic age is known…

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    15,000 - 10,000 BC The first known visual communication, with symbols discovered in the Lascaux caves in southern France. These images showed the appreciation the civilization had toward animals. 3600 BC The Blau Monument is the oldest monument known to incorporate both words and pictures. 105 AD Paper is invented by the Chinese government official Ts’ai Lun. 1045 AD Movable type is invented by Pi Sheng, this allowed individual letters to be used in printing work.…

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    figurines, reliefs, engraving, and even figurines. Such uses delved into artistic decoration, sculpture, cave paintings, and pendants. For example, the Upper Paleolithic period was best known for its wall paintings and animal engravings in Altamira and Lascaux. This transcends back to a creative explosion because the function for these paintings remain unknown. For example, this could mark the formation of early belief systems, animal cults, or even religion! Another example was the creation of…

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    Cave Painting Essay

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    While there are many patterns for organizing a piece of text, the Author of the “Cave Paintings,” article concentrates on using definitions, Listing and Compare/Contrast, resulting in the most predominant patterns throughout the paragraphs.The information was organized, as a result, permitting the information to flow smoothly and making it easier for the reader to understand and follow the content. Tavarez 2 First, the Definition pattern was usually located at the beginning of the…

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    artist creating this type of art had to be confident and precise with the lines they were making in order for the art to last around fourteen thousand years. An example of this type of "graphic clarity" art would be similar to the bison painted in the Lascaux cave located in France. The paintings are detailed in a way they seem to teach a lesson, but archeologist do not know the exact story of why the artists illustrated art in this form or the reason why they were created. I would consider…

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    Religion has existed since the beginnings of humanity. People have always yearned for a divine being that is both distant and familiar to the common man. While religion stems from the spiritual teachings of a religious leader, it can also be defined merely as an outlet or activity pursued with keenness and dedication. Much like music, art, and dance, which is open to interpretation, religion allows people to escape reality. However, because of the ideas and beliefs that religion entails, it is…

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    survival was the priority, but the weapons and tools were all made from stones which resulted hunting was extremely hard and dangerous. In the dark caves, Paleolithic artists recorded the scenes of hunting by painting. Hall of Bulls, discovered in Lascaux, France is one of the murals which depicts a large number of herd animals in an enormous scale which shows the Paleolithic people followed the herds and dreaded about the animals’ power back to 16,000 to 14,000 BC. Move to the Assyrian, hunting…

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