paleolithic art when d oes “history” begin? how do names have power?
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Paleolithic Art When d oes “history” begin? How do names have power? Labels both help define, yet also exclude. Spotted Horses and Painted Hands, Pech - Merle Cave, Dordogne, France Horses: 25,000 BCE Hands: 15,000 BCE Paint on limestone, horses 5’. Woman of Willendorf. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Paleolithic Art
When does “history” begin?
How do names have power?
Labels both help define, yet also exclude
Spotted Horses and Painted Hands, Pech-Merle Cave, Dordogne, France Horses: 25,000 BCE Hands: 15,000 BCE Paint on limestone, horses 5’
Woman of Willendorf
Hall of Bulls, Lascaux
Neolithic Art
Corbelled Arch/Vault
Serpent Mound, c.1000, Adams County, Ohio
The head of the serpent is aligned to the summer solstice sunset and the coils also may point to the winter solstice sunrise and the equinox sunrise
Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels
