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Prehistoric Art

Prehistoric art is any form of creative endeavor that was made before writing and record-keeping began in ancient cultures. This is an important distinction from ancient art because, although the style might be similar, once writing and other technologies were discovered, it might have changed the purpose of art for mankind. The toughest part of analyzing any creative work is knowing why the artist painted it.
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Nazca Lines Design
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24" x 18"
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Nazca Lines Dog
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10" x 8"
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Nazca Lines Symbol
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Pictograph, Engravings from Stone Age Culture, Twyfelfonstein Region, Namibia
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35" x 23"
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Painted Hand Prints At The Double Stack Ruin, Utah
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24" x 16"
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Detail Of A Duck Headed Man Petroglyph, Utah
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14" x 21"
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Duck Headed Man Petroglyph, Cedar Mesa, Utah
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Ancient Petroglyph Of Owl And Big Horn Sheep, Utah
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20" x 13"
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Fremont Pictoglyph Panel, Utah
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14" x 14"
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Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
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24" x 18"
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Stonehenge
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40" x 21"
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Stonehenge
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24" x 12"
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Two brachiosaurus dinosaurs in a prehistoric environment
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24" x 34"
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A bright green Velociraptor runs through a prehistoric forest
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34" x 23"
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Gigantoraptor in a dense prehistoric forest
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36" x 22"
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A Lycaenops stalking through a shallow prehistoric wetland
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25" x 33"
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A pair of Macrauchenia grazing in a prehistoric forest
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37" x 22"
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Two Gigantoraptor dinosaurs in a prehistoric environment
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33" x 24"
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A Megacerops grazing a prehistoric landscape
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33" x 25"
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Prehistoric Pteraspis jawless fish swimming with a group of Chelmon Butterflyfish
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40" x 20"
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Diplodocus dinosaurs walk together in the afternoon in the prehistoric age
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37" x 22"
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Pteranodon dinosaurs in a prehistoric landscape
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35" x 23"
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A group of Ichthyosaurs swimming in prehistoric waters
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32" x 25"
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Herd of Apatosaurus dinosaurs wander through a prehistoric forest
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40" x 20"
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Camptosaurus dinosaurs wander through a prehistoric jungle
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Brachiosaurus dinosaurs walk among large trees in the prehistoric era
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A prehistoric Smilodon Cat is on the prowl for his next prey
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Apatosaurus dinosaurs roam the wilderness of prehistoric times
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When it comes to the literal origin of art on Earth, the pictures are both human and alien in equal measure. Archaeologists, artists, and experts worldwide don't know who these people were how they felt, or why they felt the need to create the works people see in museums today. Because of this, it’s almost impossible to guess why they did what they did, aside from unproven assumptions and guesses.

The art itself is simple in execution, particularly the cave paintings that so commonly typify this category of art. However, despite their apparent simplicity when compared to modern works, prehistoric art displays a surprisingly intimate knowledge of whatever was depicted. Symbolism and realism are both evident in the many examples of prehistoric art. Detailed drawings of animals that were hunted or of hunting parties support the theory that creating art of a successful hunt or prey animal would give the hunter power. Perhaps because of that, the people are generally symbolic in form, with hand prints depicting each individual person.

However, the same quality that makes prehistoric art so enigmatic is also why people are fascinated by it. For them, having something that predates man's history is a truly amazing experience. The greatest mystery to mankind is our own origins and many collectors feel that having examples of prehistoric art in their home will give them a piece of the primordial puzzle, as well as remind them of how far we've come in a relatively short amount of time.