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Other examples may date as late as the Early Bronze Age, ... Significant early cave paintings, executed in ochre, have been found in Kimberley and Kakadu, ...
Gold lunula from Blessington, Ireland, Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, c. 2400–2000 BC In Central Europe , many Neolithic cultures, like Linearbandkeramic , Lengyel and Vinča , [ 48 ] produced female (rarely male) and animal statues that can be called art, and elaborate pottery decoration in, for example, the Želiesovce and painted Lengyel ...
Iberia is host of impressive Paleolithic cave and rock art. Altamira cave is the most well-known example of the former, being a world heritage site since 1985. [9] Côa Valley, in Portugal, and Siega Verde, in Spain, formed around tributaries into Douro, contain the best preserved rock art, forming together another world heritage site since ...
Rock art paintings of aurochs at the Upper Palaeolithic cave site of Lascaux in southwestern France. Rock art has been produced in Europe since the Upper Palaeolithic period through to recent centuries. It is found in all of the major regions of the continent. [1] One of the most famous examples of parietal art is the Grotte Chauvet in France. [2]
With continued debate, the age of the paintings is now usually estimated at around 17,000–22,000 years (early Magdalenian). [4] [5] [6] Because of the outstanding prehistoric art in the cave, Lascaux was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979, as an element of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley. [7]
Other fine examples of art from the Upper Palaeolithic (broadly 40,000 to 10,000 years ago) include cave painting (such as at Chauvet, Lascaux, Altamira, Cosquer, and Pech Merle), incised / engraved cave art such as at Creswell Crags, [18] portable art (such as animal carvings and sculptures like the Venus of Willendorf), and open-air art (such ...
Radiocarbon dating of the bone material gives dates from the Early Bronze Age (1600 BC), Late Bronze Age (800 and 600 BC) and Pre-Roman Iron Age (250 BC). Because Solsemhula contains the first cave paintings found in Norway, it is often mentioned in discussions of other cave paintings in Norway.
Altamira cave (Spain) – in 1879 the first prehistoric paintings and drawings were discovered in this cave, which soon became famous for their depth of color and depictions of animals, hands, and abstract shapes. Chauvet Cave (France) – some of the earliest cave paintings known, and considered among the most important prehistoric art sites.