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Pre-Greek art
| The Panaramitee petroglyphs |
|  | 43,000 BCE
Australia
Abstract art or early language?
| | Venus of Willendorf |
|  | Austria, c. 25,000 BCE
4 1/2" tall, limestone
Symbol of fertility, early cult of Mother Goddess?
Found across Europe in various materials
| | Cave painting from Lascaux, France |
|  | c. 20,000 BCE
Mineral pigments on limestone walls
Naturalistic, mimetic art of hunting motifs
| | Bison depiction |
|  | c. 10,000 BCE | | Stonehenge |
|  | Salisbury Plain, England, c. 3000 BCE
Architectural calendar
Built in stages across 1000+ years
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