Cave Paintings 35,000 years ago

What are cave paintings?
   Cave paintings are beautiful representations on the walls of caves.
Name several common themes found in cave paintings?
   Large animals and tracings of hands.
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
   Mixing water, plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal, and hematite. Brushes were made from stones, animal hairs, leaves, and sticks.
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?
  
 Lascaux is the most famous cave painting discovered by 4 teenage boys in the 1940's.
Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity?
   Its was closed because the wall paintings were being destroyed by Carbon dioxide. Tourists were satisfied when   Lascaux 2, a replica, was created.

In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue?
   They were made by red clay for paint.
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?   This site as discovered by amateur archeologist Marceline Sanz De Sautuola and his daughter Maria.

















What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?

   The oldest cave painting site is Chauvet. It was discovered in 1994. The discoverers were 3 speleologist Eliette Brunell Deschamps, Christain Hillaire, and Jean-Marie Chauvet.
What was different about the painting techniques at this site?
   The difference in techniques were that the walls were scraped smooth for better artwork. Also 3d effects was created by etching around the edges of the work.













What is "speleology"?
   The science of searching enderground spaces.
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?   
   Tell a story.
   Instructional visual aids to teach hunting techniques. 
   For magical or religious purposes.