"Cave Paintings | 35,000 years ago"

What are cave paintings?
Beautiful, detailed, and colorful representations found on the inside of cave walls and ceilings.

Name several common themes found in cave paintings?
Large animals (bison, horses, deer)Human hand tracings
Abstract patterns.


How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
Paint: mixing water, plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal, and hematiteBrushes: putting together sticks, small stones, leaves, and animal hair

What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
Lascaux, France; in 1940 by 4 teenage boys accidentally.

Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity?
The carbon dioxide from the tourists were damaging the paintings. Lascaux II, man-made replica, was created

Post an example of cave painting(s) from Altamira cave.
In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue?

the red clay in the soil

Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?
Marceline Sanz De Sautuola and his Daughter; 19000 yrs old

What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.

Chauvet- Point Arc; Eliette Brunell Deschamps, Christian Hillaire, Jean-Marie Chauvet in 1994
What was different about the painting techniques at this site?
Walls were scraped clean of debris, 3D effect

What is "speleology"?
Someone who studies/explores caves

What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?

• To tell a story or recount an event
• An instructional visual aid to help teach hunting techniques
• Magical/religious reasons