Name several common themes found in cave paintings? Large animals, tracings of human hands, and abstract patterns.
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)? Paints mixed from water, plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal, and hematite. Brushes made from sticks, small stones, leaves, and animal hair.
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom? Lascaux, France. Accidentally discovered by four teenage boys.
Lascaux Cave Painting:
Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity? The paintings were being damaged by the carbon dioxide emitted from the tourists. Lascaux II was created- a man-made replica next to the original.
In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue? The red clay in the soil used to create the paintings.
Altamira Cave Painting:
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be? Marceline Sanz de Sautuola and his daughter Maria. 19,000 years ago.
What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom? Chauvet-Point Arc. Thre speleologists Eliette Brunell Deschamps, Christian Hillaire, Jean-Marie Chauvet in 1994.
Chauvet-Point Arc Cave Painting:
What was different about the painting techniques at this site? Walls were scraped clear of debris and a 3D effect was created on some paintings.
What is "speleology"? The study or exploration of caves.
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings? To tell a story or recount an event, as an instructional visual aid to help teach hunting techniques, magical or religious reasons in hopes that the image of a desired event would come true.
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