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Prehistoric art

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Paleolithic
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Paleolithic art, an introduction
Our earliest technology?
Lion Man
Apollo 11 Cave Stones
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Hall of Bulls, Lascaux
Neolithic
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The Neolithic revolution
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Bushel with ibex motifs
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Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (UNESCO/NHK)
Nuragic architecture at Su Nuraxi Barumini, Sardinia
Anthropomorphic stele
Jade Cong
Working jade
Running Horned Woman, Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Libya)

Working jade

by Asian Art Museum

Video from the Asian Art Museum

Cite this page as: Asian Art Museum, "Working jade," in Smarthistory, January 28, 2016, accessed September 24, 2018, https://smarthistory.org/working-jade-3/.

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