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| where was lady of Willendorf found? |
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| what was the lady of Willendorf first called? |
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venus of Willendorf
(venus: roman goddess of love and fertility) |
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| when was lady of Willendorf made? |
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| how tall is the lady of Willendorf and what was it carved from? |
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| 4.5 inches tall and carved from a pebble |
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| what are some observations about the lady of Willendorf? |
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| large belly, no facial features, tiny arms thst rest across the breast, doesnt have feet, female features are exaggerated. head is taxtured, pubic triangle carved out and vaginal opening |
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| what was trhe lady of Willendorf originally painted and what did it represent? |
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| originally painted red and it represented blood during the birthing process |
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| what are some theories about the lady of Willendorf? |
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1. that it was carved by women
2. women looking down on their body do not see their feet
3. do not care about the facial features |
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| what was the women of Lespueug statue like? |
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| arms resting over humungous breasts, defined pubic triangle, legs down to a point |
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| when did paleolithic end? |
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| the paleolithic era, or old stone age, ended in 8,000 B.C.E. |
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| When was the neolithic era? |
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neo-new
lith-stone
(8,000-3,000 B.C.E.) |
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| What were prehistoric people like? |
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| someone who breast feeds a child |
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| still attached to background |
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| if they built a wall, wha did they make sure to do? |
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| they made sure there was a water source |
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| how did humans build communities? |
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| humans built communities thinking about defense |
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| rooms for ordinary people |
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| knees bent like running to represent movement |
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| what did humans figure out to do? |
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| figured out how to grow a food source, start domesticating animals and bredding, first communities or village, settled near water source, people started to build, rivalries started |
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| country of jordan with layers and layers of civilization. made after a disaster, cleared rubble and built on top. |
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| what was found in jericho and where was it meentioned? |
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| the welled city was mentioned in hebrew and christian bible. many skulls were found and filled out as a sign of respect. they preserved the head of an ancestor as a sign of respect. |
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| what is ancient anatolia? |
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| what are some observations about ancient anatolia? |
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| no roads, enter everywhere from top, all the houses are joined together, built in cupboards and furniture |
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| what kind of architecture like? |
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male/female statues (3,500 B.C.E.)
post and lithel
burial sites
rafters
corbelly |
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| A series of vertical stones with a giant horizontal cap stone |
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| what were dolnan used for? |
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| some used as burial places, territorial marker, more that two uprights |
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| a burial place with doors leading into it and tunnels inside. used lintels as openings |
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| what time of year did the rays of the sun light up the back wall and show carvings? |
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| the winter solstice (only time of year this happens) |
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| wqhat are the differewnt sizes of Cairn? |
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| large for a leader, medium for a family. the body would be placed inside with personal belongings |
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| Britain. has two miles worth of Menhirs, avenues of stones connected to stone circles, some stones 6-7 feet tall and some 2-3 feet tall |
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| its a ceremonial cite that varies in size (irregulary shaped), is isolated from towns and villages at the top of hill near a body of water |
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| ditch and mound with a circle going around the perimeter with other stone circles inside in england |
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| its a salisbury plain in england thats built over 3 phases. the building period was 2,900-2,600B.C.E. they were cut and shaped stones |
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| simple stone outside the circle |
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smaller stones
ex. southern wales 200 miles away |
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| a structure consisting of concentric circles |
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| spiritual leaders of cettic leaders |
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| where was the village of skara brae |
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| orkney islands off the coast of scotland. |
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| who lived there and what did they live in? |
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| fishermen lived there and lived in pit houses dug down into the ground to give them natural insulation |
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| what did every pit house have? |
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| fire pit, storage, somewhere to eat, somewhere to sleep |
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