- Oldest art known to humans, It is sometimes called Prehistoric Art.
- There are little to no known artists dated back to the Paleolithic period.
- Petroglyphs, pictographscave paintings, prehistoric scupltures, and ivory carvings are all types of Prehistoric Art.
- Oldest firmly dated example is a collection of 82,000 year old nassarius snail shells found in Morocco.
- A well known Paleolithic Art landmark would be the caves at Lascaux. There are miles of cave paintings of bulls and other animals along the walls and on the ceilings.
Dates ranged from 28,000-25,000 and represented fertility. All reproductive parts of the venus are emphasized in size. Small portable art pieces.
Lascaux Caves
Over 650 paintings of cows, bulls, horses and deers. All bodies are seen in profile while all animals heads, feet and horns are all shown in profile so we can see all parts of the animals body parts. Paintings used to ensure a successful hunt and ancestral worship.