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PREHISTORIC ART
Prehistoric art can be several things, from megaliths to little stone figurines, to paintings on the walls of caves.  The term “prehistoric” indicates that the culture that produced the artwork did not have a written language.
Several Forms of Prehistoric Artifacts and Artwork
Stone Female figurines
The Venus of Willendorf (Woman of Willendorf) is an 11 cm (4.3 in) high statuette of a female figure estimated to have been made between 24,000 and 22,000 BCE. (1908 discovered by archaeologist Josef Szombathy)
Venus of Moravany (Záhorie, Slovakia)
Venus de Brassempouy (Aquitaine, France)
 Venus of DolníVěstonice (Moravia, Czech Republic)
Venus of Galgenberg (Lower Austria)
Venus of Laussel (Dordogne, France)
Venus of HohleFels (SwabianAlb,Germany)
Venus of Lespugue (French Pyrenees)
The First Structures
Megalith- is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. Megalithic describes structures made of such large stones, utilizing an interlocking system without the use of mortar or cement.
Dolmen-is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of three or more upright stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone (table)
Poulnabrone dolmen in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland
Mane Braz, Brittany
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Menhir - is a large upright standing stone.It may be found singly as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones.
County Cork, Ireland
Frostatingetbautasten at Tinghaugen
Klobuky, Czech Republic
The First Paintings
Lascaux, France
Aurochs
Megaloceros
Horse
Chauvet, France
Altamira, Northern Spain
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