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Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Chapter One from "Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness," by Ian Tattersall. This chapter presents recent findings about the art and artifacts of early humans, and what those artifacts tell us about the intellectual...
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Activity
Other

The Cave of Chauvet Pont D'arc

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site about the discoveries that have been made at Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc in France. These cave paintings are thought to be about 31,000 years old. The site shows photos of the artwork and provides plenty of information about the...
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Virtual Tour of Cave Paintings

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visit Vallon-Pont d'Arc to learn about the past through cave paintings. See which animals lived in the world back then and which ones still live today.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lascaux: La Vie en Caverne!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Lascaux: La Vie en Caverne!." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Explore Cave Paintings in This 360 Animated Cave

For Students 9th - 10th
In this special 360 degree TED-Ed animation, explore an ancient cave and its surroundings as Iseult Gillespie shares a brief history of cave paintings.
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Website
Other

Mesa Community Collge: World's First Artistic Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
The first Stone Age cave paintings were discovered in Altamira, Spain in 1875. This resource examines the symbolism of the images in cave art in Africa and Europe.
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Lesson Plan
California State University

Cave Painting

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This cave painting lesson is to be used in conjunction with the fictional novel, "Boy of the Painted Cave" by Justin Denzel. With or without the book this lesson will give students an opportunity to dive into history and recreate art...