Paleolithic
old stone
Neolithic
new stone
Recognition
being able to see stuff
Representation
the presenting in substitute form of something observed
Incise
to cut into a surface with a sharp instrument; also, a method of decoration, especially on metal and pottery
Red Ocher
a red paint like pigment commonly used
Bison
A buffalo esque creature commonly depicted
Contour
a continuous line defining the outer shape of an object
Silhouette
A shadow drawing of something
Freestanding Sculpture
carved or modeled in 3 dimensions
Relief Sculpture
figures projecting from a background of which they are part. The degree of relief is designated high, low (bas), or sunken. If sunken, the artist cuts the design into the surface so that the highest projecting parts of the image are no higher than the sur
Mural
a wall painting
Twisted Perspective
(same as composite view)
Composite View
A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally; also called twisted perspective
Landscape`
a picture showing natural scenery, without narrative content
Megalith
A large, roughly hewn stone used in the construction of monumental prehistoric structures
Passage Grave
a prehistoric tomb with a long stone corridor leading to a burial chamber covered by a great tumulus
Corbelled Vault
a vault formed by the piling of stone blocks in horizontal courses, cantilevered inward until the two walls meet in an arch
Tumulus
latin for "burial mound." In etruscan architecture, tumuli cover one or more subterranean multichambered tombs cut out of the local tufa (limestone)
Post and Lintel
a system of construction in which two posts (vertical) support a lintel (horizontal)
Henge
an arrangement of megalithic stones in a circle, often surrounded by a ditch
Solstice
The shortest and longest days of the year