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Upper Paleolithic Age
Late Stone Age
third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic orOld Stone Age
between 50,00010,000 years ago
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Upper Paleolithic Age
coincides with appearance of behavioural
modernity, before the advent of agriculture
Artistic work blossomed, with... cave paintings,
carvings and engravings on bone or ivory.
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Lascaux and Magdalenians
hunters and gatherers
showed signs of intelligence in the tools thatthey used to hunt, garden, and build
The Magdalenians that settled at Lascaux Cave
discovered an area rich in game and fertile soil
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Lascaux and Magdalenians
The cave provided these people with shelter but
was not their permanent home.
"The Lascaux Man shared our form, our look,
and had what we recognize as creativegenius."
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Images depicted in the cave
Lascaux has 600paintings and 1,500 etchings on
its walls.
2 main types of images:
(1) animals and (2) symbols
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Animals (example)
1. Bison
17 depicted in Lascaux
most famous of which is found at the bottom of the
Shaft
implications: very important in the lives of
Magdalenians
hunted for food, fur, bones, horns, and hooveseverypart of the bison was utilized
important for diet and religion
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Animals (example)
2. Horses
most frequently depicted animals
hard for the Magdalenians to hunt, but once killed
provided these early humans with hide used for shoesand bags and teeth for ornaments
The horse is only depicted in certain areas of the cave
suggesting that it was perhaps a big part in the
religious lives of these people.
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Animals (example)
Other animals: equines, bulls, stags
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Symbols
400 signs and symbols in the cave
Straight linesspear Parallel linesmost frequently depicted
symbol; meaning remained unexplained
Dotsno supported meaning (constellations)
(see site)
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Human form in Lascaux
The Scene of the Dead Man.
Only one human-like form depicted atLascaux.
No depictions of any females.
Common aspect of Upper Paleolithic Art Meaning still obscure to researchers.
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Why?
4 theories:
(1) Art for arts sake theory(2) Death Ritual Theory
(3) Sympathetic magic theory
(4) Religious/Spiritual theory
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Art for arts sake theory
Questions:
Are they just created for the pleasure of being
enjoyed by the viewer?
Are they something that that the Magdalenians
did in their spare time for the purpose of amusing
themselves?
analogous to someone doodling
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Death ritual theory
Death is an important aspect of the life of the
Magdalenians.
It appears as though certain parts of the cave
were used as burial sites.
Theory based on the idea that the mystery of
death inspires man to create.
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Sympathetic magic theory
proposed by one of the leading researchers of
prehistoric art, Abbe Henri Breuil
Basis of theory: artist created the art in an
attempt to put animals under a spell and put
them at the mercy of the hunter.
Animals shown wounded and hurt supports
this idea.
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Religious/spiritual theory
the best explanation for the art
Leroi-Gourhan came up with the idea that the
cave was really a place where religious and
initiation ceremonies were performed.
Decorated sanctuary
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Religious/spiritual theory
Proofs that strengthen theory:
Cave being private or isolated from the rest of the
world: perfect place to conduct religious and
initiation ceremonies.
Ceremonial artifacts found in some areas of the
cave
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Religious/spiritual theory
Proofs that strengthen theory:
Fewer footprints and images at the rear of the
cave: suggests that the place was for special
initiations, and thus sacred
"The repetition of similar schemes over several
thousand years suggests the existence of an
enduring, structured religious system bases on
central myths that had been handed down from
generation to generation"
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SIGNIFICANCE
1. The Lascaux cave paintings, or Upper PaleolithicArt, in general, provided evidence for behavioralmodernity.
can be seen in the materials used to paint artisticcreativity
2. Through these early achievements in
representation and abstraction, we see a
newfound mastery of the environment and arevolutionary accomplishment in the intellectualdevelopmentof humankind..
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SIGNIFICANCE
3. Lascaux represents a fine example of the
world's oldest art.
4. The cave paintings provided man a glimpse
into the past and the early peoples way of life.
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SOURCES!
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/lasc/hd
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http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~raar/regions/jrobins
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