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Palaeolithic the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These techniques shed light on the chronology and evolution of prehistoric art and show that cave painting began much earlier than believed, as early as the Upper Paleolithic period (2). Archaeologists traditionally have held that the assigning on separate meanings to certain items or colors emerged no more than 50,000 years ago, with the appearance of Upper Paleolithic cultures. As one example, we can thank Upper Paleolithic artisans for the extraordinary cave paintings of Lascaux, France, as well as various forms of sculpture carved in different locations. |
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