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Art Links - Prehistoric Art Prehistoric Art | Ancient
Art – General | Ancient Art –
Near East and Egypt The Cave of Lascaux - An excellent site by the French Ministry of Culture and
Communication with a section on the discovery and history of the cave and an illustrated tour through its various parts.
A Palaeolithic painted cave at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (Ardèche)
Another very good site by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication on
the discovery of this painted cave in 1994.
La grotte Cosquer - Also by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication,
this site shows a painted cave discovered recently near Marseilles
on the south coast of France; it can be reached only through
a long passage underwater. The paintings include pictures
of penguins! The "Venus" of Willendorf - An informative five-part essay by Chris
Witcombe, Department of Art History, Sweet Briar College, discussing the discovery, naming, identity, and meaning of this famous Paleolithic figurine of a woman.
Mothers of Time - A discussion of seven Paleolithic figurines from the Louis
Alexandre Jullien Collection by Jacques Cinq-Mars of the Archaeological Survey of Canada. The site is part of a Virtual Museum in the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Female Imagery from the Paleolithic: The Grimaldi Case An excellent essay
in several parts by Michael Bisson, Department of Anthropology,
McGill University, and Randall White, Department of Anthropology,
New York University (part of the Institute for Ice Age Studies
On-line Library). The Stone Pages - Paola Arosio and Diego Meozzi's site catalogue of stone
circles (including Stonehenge), dolmens, standing stones, cairns, barrows and hillforts in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, and Italy. Plus some great QuickTime VR Panoramic view movies!
Stonehenge - A brief chronology of Stonehenge, plus pages with
information about archaeoastronomy at Stonehenge and Stonehenge and the latter-day Druids.
Stonehenge- A four-part essay probing the mystery, construction, function,
and future preservation of the monument produced by The Discovery Channel Canada Online.
Prehistoric Art in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg,
Russia Great collection of prehistoric objects beginning with Paleolithic Art.
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