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When does recognizable art date back to in Europe, Africa, and Australia?
What were the lifestyles of the fully modern people associated with the first art?
What is the possible activity of earlier peoples mentioned in the text?
What is the nature of the works of art from the early period mentioned in the text?
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Where are there controversial claims for rock art of similar age?
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Study Notes
Prehistoric Art Reviewer
- Earliest recognizable art associated with fully modern people
- Lifestyles of these people depended on hunting, foraging, pastoralism, and subsistence agriculture
- Possible earlier art forms may have existed but evidence has not survived
- Recognizable art dates back to at least 38,000BC in Europe, Africa, and Australia
- Controversial claims for rock art of similar age in South America
- Works from this period are not simple and do not show child-like development
- Art may have included body and clothing decoration, as well as marking trees and features in the landscape
- The art is associated with the remains of fully modern people
- The lifestyles of these people depended on hunting and foraging for food
- Recognizable art dates from at least 38,000BC in Europe, Africa, and Australia
- There are also controversial claims for rock art of similar age in South America
- Works of this early period are not simple and do not show development in the manner of a child's drawing
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Review: Prehistoric Art Test your knowledge on the origins of art with this Prehistoric Art Reviewer. Explore the association between early art and fully modern people, and learn about the lifestyles of our ancestors who relied on hunting and foraging for food.
