Paleolithic

A period dating from the origins of human culture to approximately 10,000 years ago but may vary by region.

Dates

before 10,000 B.C.E.

Places

Africa, Oceania, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Basics Works of Art

Paleolithic

A period dating from the origins of human culture to approximately 10,000 years ago but may vary by region.

Dates

before 10,000 B.C.E.

Places

Africa, Oceania, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Basics Works of Art

Basics to get you started

Paleolithic art, an introduction

Origins of rock art in Africa

Works of Art

Earliest hunting scene in Sulawesi, Indonesia

c. 42,000 B.C.E.

Bhimbetka cave paintings

c. 40,000 B.C.E.—1500 C.E.

Bannerstones, North America

c. 6000–1000 B.C.E.

Carvings and paintings, Kakadu

up to 20,000 years old

Rock drawings in Valcamonica

c. 8th–1st millennium B.C.E.

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (UNESCO/NHK)

35,000 to 11,000 B.C.E.

Figurative cave art in Borneo

c. 40,000–21,000 B.C.E.

Warty pig cave painting in Sulawesi, Indonesia

c. 43,900 B.C.E.

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Paleolithic

Paleolithic

Basics to get you started

Paleolithic art, an introduction

Origins of rock art in Africa

Works of Art

Earliest hunting scene in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Bhimbetka cave paintings

Bannerstones, North America

Carvings and paintings, Kakadu

Rock drawings in Valcamonica

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (UNESCO/NHK)

Figurative cave art in Borneo

Warty pig cave painting in Sulawesi, Indonesia

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