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New York University

Institute for the Study of the Ancient World: Lost World of Old Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of Neolithic statuettes, figurines, and vessels from Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova answers a series of burning questions about early settlements along the Danube, dating from 5000 to 3500 B.C.
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PBS

Pbs: How Art Made the World: Prehistoric Art at Altamira

For Students 9th - 10th
The PBS series, titled "How Art Made the World," takes a look at the discovery of prehistoric paintings in a cave at Altamira in northern Spain. With excellent close-ups of the paintings and two video clips that help to explain the...
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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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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Lascaux (Ca. 15,000 b.c.)

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated explanation of the earliest artistic representations attributable to human hands found in caves at Lascaux, France.
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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.