Paleolithic

Paleolithic is a prehistory era, literally meaning "old age of the stone" or "Old Stone Age" which coined by archeologist John Lubbock in 1865. It is began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago.


Paleolithic Art:

~ During the Stone Age, paleolithic art produced from about 32,000 to 11,000 years ago. The Paleolithic composed of the Lower Paleolithic (Oldowan, Clactonian, Abbevillian, Acheulean), Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian), the time of the hand axe-industries and Upper Paleolithic (Chatelperronian, Aurignacian, Solutrean, Gravettian, Magdalenian).

Lascaux - Cave Art

The Venus of Willendorf

References:
~ Paleolithic. Retrieved August 24, 2011, from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Paleolithic
~ Wikipedia. Paleolithic. Retrieved August 24, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic
~ Paleolithic Art. Retrieved August 24, 2011, from http://booksofart.com/prehistoric-art/paleolithic-art/