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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Cave Art

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site contains very detailed lesson plans for teaching about cave art, specifically the Lascaux Cave. Within the site there are links to the Lascaux Cave website where students can explore the caves. The site also contains detailed...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Paleolithic Origins

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and video discussing various forms of art from the Paleolithic period, particularly cave art. [5:48] With links to additional information.
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Website
Smart History

Smarthistory: Paleolithic Art, an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Art history and culture website introduces us to the Paleolithic art found in the caves of France. With links to additional resources.
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Handout
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: World History Chronology: Altamira Cave Paintings

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the prehistoric cave paintings in Altamira, Spain. Notes the differences between these paintings and other paleolithic cave art.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art History: Prehistoric Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Paleolithic and Neolithic art. Should be cross-checked against videos and smarthistory.org.
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Graphic
New York Times

New York Times: Timeline of Art From the Late Stone Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Find examples of Paleolithic art, including a recently discovered Venus figurine, drawings from the caves at Chauvet and Lascaux, and the Venus of Willendorf in this brief timeline. Examples span a 30,000-year range, approximately, from...
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Website
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Chauvet Cave (Ca. 30,000 b.c.)

For Students 9th - 10th
A short, illustrated article about the prehistoric cave paintings found in a cave in southern France.