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    The document discusses the three periods of the Stone Age - Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. [1] The Paleolithic period saw the earliest humans using rudimentary stone tools for survival and creating cave paintings. [2] During the Mesolithic period, humans transitioned from nomadic to settled lifestyles and created rock paintings depicting events like hunting. [3] The Neolithic period marked further developments like agriculture and domestication, and the construction of monumental structures by 4000 BCE.

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    The document discusses the three periods of the Stone Age - Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. [1] The Paleolithic period saw the earliest humans using rudimentary stone tools for survival and creating cave paintings. [2] During the Mesolithic period, humans transitioned from nomadic to settled lifestyles and created rock paintings depicting events like hunting. [3] The Neolithic period marked further developments like agriculture and domestication, and the construction of monumental structures by 4000 BCE.

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    The document discusses the three periods of the Stone Age - Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. [1] The Paleolithic period saw the earliest humans using rudimentary stone tools for survival and creating cave paintings. [2] During the Mesolithic period, humans transitioned from nomadic to settled lifestyles and created rock paintings depicting events like hunting. [3] The Neolithic period marked further developments like agriculture and domestication, and the construction of monumental structures by 4000 BCE.

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    WESTERN

    ART
    HISTORY
    Stone Age is a term used to describe a period of history when
    stones were used to make tolls for survival.

    Though prehistoric humans would not necessarily possess


    the complex rational capabilities to tell their story through
    written records and accounts, some artifacts in the form of
    cave paintings and sculptures would serve as the
    “storytellers.”
    THREE PERIODS OF THE STONE AGE

    ● Paleolithic (he late years of the Old Stone Age)

    ● Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age)

    ● Neolithic (New Stone Age)


    Paleolithic
    It also called Old Stone Age, ancient cultural stage, or
    level, of human development, characterized by the use of
    rudimentary chipped stone tools.

    Prehistoric Art

    Archeological explorations reveal that there has been a


    gradual shift from a nomadic lifestyle of early humans to
    that of permanent settlements, paving the wat for the rise of
    early civilizations.
    Venus of Willendorf
    Late Paleolithic figure found at
    Willendorf, Lower Austria, and known as
    the Venus of Willendorf, limestone
    figurine originally coloured with red
    ochre, 30,000–25,000 BCE; in the Natural
    History Museum, Vienna.
    Paleolithic Art

    -It is a product of climate change. As the climate got


    colder, part of the early humans’ instincts is to look
    for shelters that would provide them with warmth.

    -Caves became protective havens for the early


    humans and these caves paved the way for the birth
    of their first attempts to create art.
    Hall of Bulls found in
    Lascaux, France
    Mesolithic
    Mesolithic

    also called Middle Stone Age, ancient cultural stage that


    existed between the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), with its
    chipped stone tools, and the Neolithic (New Stone Age), with
    its polished stone tools.
    Mesolithic Art

    ● Rock paintings, or rock art, are one of the most


    common types of art in the Mesolithic Age. But unlike
    the cave paintings of the Paleolithic Age, Mesolithic
    rock paintings depicted a wide variety of events from
    hunting to farming to dancing. Since Mesolithic people
    no longer had to live in caves to keep warm since the
    Ice Age ended, they painted on outdoor rocks instead.
    Neolithic
    Neolithic

    ● The Neolithic or New Stone Age was a period in human


    development from around 10,000 BCE until 3,000 BCE.
    Considered the last part of the Stone Age, the Neolithic period
    is signified by a progression in behavioral and cultural
    characteristics including the cultivation of wild and domestic
    crops and the use of domesticated animals.
    Neolithic Art

    ● Neolithic art has developed especially when life for the early
    humans has become more stable. They have learned to
    cultivate the land and domesticate animals. By 4000 BCE,
    there were several monumental and architectural structures
    erected.

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