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Began 40,000 BCE, peak 30,000-12,000 BCE(most famous cave paintings and carvings in Europe, France and Spain. Decline 10,000 BCE as the ice age ended. A naturalistic art in animals , abstract and or geometric symbols made in caves. Animals (mammoths, deer, horses), human figures were rare but were made as stick figures. People of this era were hunter -gatherers. Artist are unknown but are identified by cultures or regions.
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Began 10,000 BCE after the las Ice Age with the development of agriculture. Peake 8,000- 3000 BCE depending on the region. Decline around 3,00 BCE as Bronze Age cultures emerged with metal tools, writing and more complex societies. Shifted from naturalistic animal imagines to abstract patterns and human centered themes. Daily life, farming, community, architecture and monuments. Pottery with paint, weaving and textiles.
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England 3000-2000 is a massive stone circle built from gouged standing stones arranged in concentric rings. It likely served as a ceremonial or ritual site, possible connected to astronomy, so Al cycles and ancestor worship. -
France, c. 15,000 BCE. Lascaux Cave. The Hall of Bulls is a large chamber decorated with vivid images of bulls, horses and stags painted with natural pigments. The Animals are shown in motion some overlapping giving a sense of movement.