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Chapter 1 Key Vocabulary

Terms

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prehistory
refers to artwork done before written history. No archaeologist can exactally say when a piece of art was done.
Paleolithic
The Stone Age - several millennia following 30,000 BCE. the first types of art, incldiing cave paintings, were made
Neolithic
(New Stone Age) paintings in this era were done in strict profile with few detailed parts made
archaeology
the sceintific study of material remains
anthropology
the study of man in relation to distribution, origin, classification, and relationship of race, physical character, environmental and social relations and culture
strict profile
the artist drew one side of an animal or human. They didn't show a frontal view or a view inbetween profile and frontal.
free standing
a sculpture that stands alone. It is not carved into another material.
relief
carved into a wall, or large piece of material
BCE
before the common era
CE
common era
Silhouette
an outline, shadow
radiocarbon dating
technology which tests the carbon in a piece of work to determine how long ago it was created
landscape
a scenergy of outside natural growth. an arrangement of a painting
megalith
"great stone" large, roughly hewn stone used in the construction of monumental prehistoric structures
monolith
a column shaft that is all in one piece. a large, single block or piece of stone used in megalithic structures
henge (cromlech)
a circle of monoliths
sarsen
any numerous, large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England. also called druid stone, grayweather
lintels
a beam used to span openings.

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