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Paleolithic Art
- Introduction to Prehistoric ArtFrom the Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Images and essays.
- Paleolithic ArtFrom Credo Reference, introduction and overview of Paleolithic art.
- Lascaux: The Prehistory of ArtStreaming video from Films On Demand: One of the world’s most fascinating museums is by far one of the oldest. But can the paintings there really be called art? This program goes inside the Lascaux cave complex to examine the richest and most beautiful collection of Paleolithic cave drawings in France. Who were the artisans who rendered those arresting images, and how exactly did they do it? Different theories are presented as the cameras capture a site that never ceases to amaze and intrigue. (61 minutes)
Neolithic Art
- Introduction to the Neolithic PeriodFrom the Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Images and essays.
- Streaming Video: StonehengeFrom Films On Demand: Archaeologists can tell us when and how this great monument was built, but not what it was supposed to be, or do: an Arthurian Round Table? a megalithic computer? Its literary interest lies in its roots, which it shares with many of the strands in the Arthurian romances, the tales of Chaucer, and the Celtic strains in Shakespeare. This program looks at Stonehenge’s history and legend and at the fascination it still holds today. (28 minutes)