Prehistoric and ancient arts
Definition of ‘prehistoric’ and ‘ancient
•PREHISTORIC
1)
Merriam-webster
-of
relating to, or existing in times antedating written history.
2)
OXFORD DICTIONARY
-
Connected
with the time in history before information was written down.
•ANCIENT
1)MERRIAM-
WEBSTER
-having
had an existence of many years.
2)
OXFORD DICTIONARY
-
Belonging
to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past.
PREHISTORIC
petroglyphs
definition
•Derived
from the greek word
“petra”
(stone) and “glyphein” (to
carve)
•Such
as cupules, rock carvings and engravings
•Use
to describe image on a rock surface by:
-Scouring
-Scratching
-Engraving
-Chiseling
-Carving
etc.
Different Between
Petroglyphs And
Rock Art
-Petroglyps is a narrow type of a stonework.
• "Rock
art” embraces 3 types of art:
-Petroglyphs
-Pictographs
-Megalithic
art
examples :
•Oldest
petroglyphs:
-Bhimbetka
petroglyphs
I.Auditorium
cave in bhimbetka, india
II.Confirmed
that petroglyphs were created between 290, 000 and 700, 000 bce
(during the acheulian
period of the lower paleolithic)
•Cupules
-Non-
functional cup-shaped depressions found on a rock surface which are created by
a number of human blows.
-Usually
shows microscopic signs of percussion such as:
I.Particles
of crushed material
II.Surface
bruising
III.Occasionally
signs of tool marks
Purpose, Function Or Idea Behind Petroglyphs
•May
serve as:
-Territorial
maps or markers (geocontourglyphs)
-Ritualistic
-Religious
-Totemic
-Linguistic
markings
-Connections
between tribal art



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