Earliest findings for hominid art

Earliest findings for Hominid art refers to archaeological findings that might be evidence of an artistic awareness and artistic-like activities from early ancestors of modern Homo sapiens.[1] There is no known evidence to indicate artistic activity in homonids of the Middle Stone Age. Artistic activity is defined as decorative production and production of either images or objects such as statues.[2]

Locating the earliest art work depends upon the suitability of the thing proposed as art with respect to a consensually agreed definition, as to those necessary factors characteristic of something fulfilling the purpose of artistic creation.[3]

History

The earliest human artistic representations are thought to be African rock art made from red ochre around 100,000 B.C. in South Africa.[4] The cave where the ochre mix was found, the Blombos Cave, also contained snail shell jewellery and engraved stones dating from 75,000 years ago.[5][6][7]

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References

  1. ↑ Archaeology info → Retrieved 2011-09-16
  2. ↑ Miller, B.D., B. Wood, A. Balkansky, J. Mercader, M. Panger - Anthropology: The Study of Humanity. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. html ← Retrieved 2011-09-16
  3. ↑ Harper index Retrieved 2012-02-09
  4. ↑ Introduction to Prehistoric Art, 20,000–8000 B.C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2013-02-17
  5. ↑ Radford, T. 16 April 2004. World's oldest jewellery found in cave The Guardian.
  6. ↑ Guy Gugliotta Smithsonian July 2008 [Retrieved 2012-02-09]
  7. ↑ BBC News 2002-01-10"'Oldest' prehistoric art unearthed". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2010-10-30.

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