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Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) Early art (2) (1) (3) Shell engraved by Engraved ochre, by Engraving, Homo erectus in Homo sapiens, from possibly by a Java 500,000 years Blombos Cave, Neanderthal, at ago. South Africa from Gorham's Cave, 100,000 years ago. Gibraltar from 39,000 years ago. Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) Ice Age art by Homo sapiens (6) (4) (5) (7) (8) (9) Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) Altamira cave in Spain (10) Many bison were painted on the ceiling of this cave in northern Spain around 18,000 years ago. The painters used the contours of the ceiling to make the bison appear in 3D. Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) Swimming reindeer (11) This sculpture of swimming reindeer was found at Montastruc shelter in France. It is about 13,000 years old. The reindeer are shown in a very natural pose, as they would be seen when swimming across a river, showing how observant our ancestors were. Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) Lascaux cave, France (12) The cave at Lascaux in France has horses, reindeer and aurochs (a type of wild cattle), and was painted around 17,000 years ago. Lamps burning animal oil were also found in the cave. Why might our ancestors go to so much trouble? Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) Chauvet Cave, France (13) These lions are from Chauvet Cave, where there are also paintings of bears and woolly rhino. It is older than most other cave art, at about 33,000 years old. Paintings of dangerous animals like lions are quite rare. Why might this be? Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) The Lion Man, Germany This sculpture of a (14) man with a lion's head was found in Hohlenstein-Stadel cave in Germany. It is about 35,000 years old. Why do you think the artist combined a human figure with a lion’s head? Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) Creswell Crags, Nottinghamshire (15) The head of a horse was scratched onto a rib bones and left at Creswell Crags about 14,000 years ago. It is one of the few examples of Palaeolithic art in Britain. Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) Image sources (I) 1. Figure 2 from Joordens et al. 2014. Original caption: The geometric pattern on Pseudodon DUB1006-fL. a: Overview; b: Schematic representation; c: Detail of main engraving area; d: Detail of posterior engravings. Scale bars: 1 cm (a and c); 1 mm (d). 2. By Chris. S. Henshilwood - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blombos_Cave_engrave_ochre.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50037428 3. By AquilaGib (Stewart Finlayson, Gibraltar Museum) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35097697 4. By Museo de Altamira y D. Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24512681 & https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reproduction_cave_of_Altamira_01.jpg 5. By Discott - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17157837 6. By own, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1907853 & https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lascaux#/media/ File:Lampe_a_graisse_-_Lascaux.jpg 7. By HTO - Own work (own photo), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9667279 8. By Dagmar Hollmann - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29686577 9. By Dave from Nottingham, England - The Ochre Horse - 12500 Years Old!, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12366019 Resources produced by AHRC-funded project “Coping with climate: the legacy of H. heidelbergensis” (University of Reading & University of Brighton), with Schools Prehistory & Archaeology (http://www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/) Image sources (II) 10. By Museo de Altamira y D. Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24512681 & https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reproduction_cave_of_Altamira_01.jpg 11. By Discott - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17157837 12. By own, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1907853 & https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lascaux#/media/ File:Lampe_a_graisse_-_Lascaux.jpg 13. By HTO - Own work (own photo), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9667279 14. By Dagmar Hollmann - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29686577 15. By Dave from Nottingham, England - The Ochre Horse - 12500 Years Old!, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12366019 .