Palaeolithic Directory
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Cave of Lascaux
lascaux.culture.fr
Information and a virtual tour of the cave from the French Ministry of Culture.Cosquer Cave
culture.gouv.fr
The French Ministry of Culture describes a Paleolithic art gallery in a cave that can be accessed only through a 175-metre tunnel beneath sea level. Photographs of the animal drawings and hand stencils that decorate it.Paleolithic Art of the Pyrenees
culture.gouv.fr
A gallery of artwork from the Magdalenian cultural horizon from the French Ministry of Culture.The Dawn of Prehistoric Rock Art
jqjacobs.net
An article by James Q. Jacobs summarizing the earliest known rock art, with a focus on recently discovered painted caves in Paleolithic Europe, Grotto Cosquer and Grotto Chauvet.Women in Prehistory: The Venus of Willendorf
witcombe.sbc.edu
Illustrated essay by Christopher Witcombe of Sweet Briar College on this famous figure and the history of its discovery, with bibliography.Entoptic Imagery in People and Their Art
home.comcast.net
Linda Thurston's Masters thesis explores entoptic imagery in Paleolithic cave art, and controversy regarding shamanism and trance states. Extensive bibliography.Paleolithic Art Magazine
paleolithicartmagazine.org
Promotes acknowledgment and interpretation of paleolithic art everywhere in the world, and of the origins of Man. In English and Italian.Signs of Consciousness : Speculations on the Psychology of Paleolithic Graphics
watarts.uwaterloo.ca
by J. A. Cheyne : from Paleo-PsychologyFirst Human Creations
users.hol.gr
A gallery of rock art from the caves at Lascaux in France.Palaeolithic Art
hermitagemuseum.org
The State Hermitage Museum: illustrated collection highlights. Artifacts from the Caucasus, Crimea, Russian steppes, Siberia and Altai.Chauvet Through the Eyes of a Sculptor
bradshawfoundation.com
Sculptor John Robinson was invited to give an artist's view of the prehistoric art of the Cave of Chauvet Pont d'Arcby. The Bradshaw Foundation hosts his illustrated commentary.The Cave of Chauvet Pont-D'Arc
culture.gouv.fr
Decorated Paleolithic cave in the Ardèche region of France. The Ministry of Culture describes its discovery, authentication and preservation. The context and research. Virtual tour.
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