ARHI 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Louvre, Paleolithic, Woolly Mammoth
25 Oct 2016
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40,000 9,000 bce = old stone age: 40,000 20,000 bce = early paleolithic, 20,000 9,000 bce = later paleolithic. 8,000 2,300 bce = new stone age: 8,000 5,000 bce = early neolithic, 5,000 2,300 bce = later neolithic. 3,500 2,332 bce = summerian art. 2,332 bce 2,150 bce = akkadian art. 2,150 1,600 bce = neo-summerian and bablyonian art. 900 539 bce = assyrian and neo-bablyonian art. 559 330 bce and 224 636 ce = achaemenid and sasanian art. 2,575 2,134 bce = old kingdom. 2,040 1,640 bce = middle kingdom. 1,550 1,070 bce = new kingdom. 1,000 30 bce = first millennium. Head on body supposedly magic individual or someone wearing animal skin. Supposedly took 400 hours (2 months) to carve. Exaggerated body, potentially served as fertility images. Purpose of horn unknown, left hand draws attention to stomach. Similar exaggeration of breasts, abdomen, and hips as willendorf. 2" 7/8 long (among largest paleolithic sculptures)
