Human beings are the only animals that
seem to have the need to draw on walls. Since the dawn of history,
man has "tagged" on walls. In France, Spain, Autralia,
and Africa, Paleolithic artists have left us with a window on
the past. By studying their beautiful cave art, we can perhaps
gain both insight and an appreciation of Stone Age times.
Tour the following sites to learn more about this ancient art form:
Discovery of Paleolithic Painted Cave at Vallon http://www.culture.fr/culture/gvpda-en.html
Benjamin Britton and the Cave at Lascaux http://www.earthchannel.com/gallery/ben/ben01.htm
Visit Cave Paintings That Are More than 20,000 Years Old http://www.oregonlink.com/cave.html
It's Time to Take a Hunter and Gather Food Quiz http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nantiq/foodquiz.html
The Astonishing Art and Adornment of Early Man http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nantiq/archart.html
Step Back in Time: Take a Stone Age Tour with an Archaeologist http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nantiq/menu.html
Paleolithic: 40,000 - 12,000 BCE - Two Beautiful Images http://www.ee.pdx.edu/~igal/visocomm/paleolit.html
Paleolithic Art Gallery - Six Beautiful Images http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~cpshelle/neo-gallery.html
Cave of Lascaux - The Final Photographic Record http://www.hunternet.com/essa/lasc/cir_lasc.htm
Links, Links, and More Links to Prehistoric Sites http://history.evansville.net/prehist.html
Are there any connections between Stone Age wall art and today's graffitti? Before you answer that question, visit Art Crimes http://artcrimes.gatech.edu/index/story.html and more Art Crimes http://artcrimes.gatech.edu/.
Know of any other good sites with ancient or recent wall art ? Let us know. You can contact us at gdesler@goldoak.edcoe.k12.ca.us.