15,000 BC in art

15,000 BC in art involved some significant events.

Events

Cave paintings were born during this time period. Historians now use these cave paintings as a guide to help them unravel early human history.

Art

Almost all of the art recovered for this era is from the Magdalenian cultures which is why you would see its influence on the artifacts. Several important pieces of art recovered from this era provides an insight to the lives of humans of that time. All of these pieces were from the Europe region.^[1]^[2] A few of the major and popular pieces that were recovered are:

Paintings created at Lascaux, Montignac, France
Figurine of Venus of Waldstetten, Waldstetten, Germany
Figurine of Venus of Eliseevichi, Bryansk, Russia

References

↑ Wenke, Robert J. (2007). Patterns in prehistory : humankind's first three million years. Deborah Olszewski (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-4294-4033-2. OCLC 79474236.
↑ Settegast, Mary (1990). Plato prehistorian : 10,000 to 5000 B.C. : myth, religion, archaeology. Hudson, N.Y.: Lindisfarne Press. ISBN 0-940262-34-7. OCLC 23919620.

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[1] Wenke, Robert J. (2007). Patterns in prehistory : humankind's first three million years. Deborah Olszewski (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-4294-4033-2. OCLC 79474236.

[2] Settegast, Mary (1990). Plato prehistorian : 10,000 to 5000 B.C. : myth, religion, archaeology. Hudson, N.Y.: Lindisfarne Press. ISBN 0-940262-34-7. OCLC 23919620.

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