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[https://fiveable.me/ap-art-history/unit-1/theories-interpretations-prehistoric-art/study-guide/CMzWdFaZwIYoikyZUatN by fiveable] | [https://fiveable.me/ap-art-history/unit-1/theories-interpretations-prehistoric-art/study-guide/CMzWdFaZwIYoikyZUatN by fiveable] | ||
Prehistoric art is a field of study that encompasses the art created by humans before the invention of writing systems. Theories and interpretations of prehistoric art are based on the limited surviving artifacts and the context in which they were found. Archaeological excavations and the use of carbon-14 dating have helped to shed light on the interconnections of art across the world. However, much of the interpretation of prehistoric art remains conjecture due to the small number of surviving artifacts and those that are yet to be found. | Prehistoric art is a field of study that encompasses the art created by humans before the invention of writing systems. Theories and interpretations of prehistoric art are based on the limited surviving artifacts and the context in which they were found. Archaeological excavations and the use of carbon-14 dating have helped to shed light on the interconnections of art across the world. However, much of the interpretation of prehistoric art remains conjecture due to the small number of surviving artifacts and those that are yet to be found. | ||
=====Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde===== | |||
[https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/866/ by unesco] | |||
The two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (Portugal) and Siega Verde (Spain) are located on the banks of the rivers Agueda and Côa, tributaries of the river Douro, documenting continuous human occupation from the end of the Paleolithic Age. Hundreds of panels with thousands of animal figures (5,000 in Foz Côa and around 440 in Siega Verde) were carved over several millennia, representing the most remarkable open-air ensemble of Paleolithic art on the Iberian Peninsula. | |||
