Yes, they did. Probably they did not see it as art.
The Neanderthals, of course. Cro-Magnon couldn't paint to save his life.
Paleolithic craftwork was practical rather than decorative; it included such things as flint tools (knives, awls, etc.) and basic pottery.
For the same reasons that ALL people make art: to express culture, religion, politics, feelings, and knowledge.
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The Chauvet Cave paintings were created by cavemen from the Upper Paleolithic period. They were discovered on December 18, 1994 and is considered on of the most significant prehistoric art sites.
Hieroglyphs, or some may refer to them as wall paintings.
Hieroglyphs, or some may refer to them as wall paintings.
Necklaces of seashells, lion teeth, and bear claws. Also, Sculptures of animals.
the patheolithic people didn't really have a religion. They expressed themselves by their art work.
During the Paleolithic era, or the old stone age, art took the form on cave paintings and often depicted a nomadic way of life. During the Neolithic era, as people become more stationary, they began creating their art on walls.
The truth is that historians know nothing about intellectuals of the paleolithic era.
The Paleolithic people are the old stone age people. They lived in simple caves or shelters, and made simple stone tools. In order for them to make the tools, they had to flake rocks. Paleolithic people lived in Africa over 2 million years ago. They loved to make cave art. Their jobs were to gather plants and hunt animals. This is also known as Hunter-Gatherers. The loved beauty and painted to show what they hunted, to document their daily lives & to provide good luck.
jewerly
Necklaces of seashells, lion teeth, and bear claws. Also, Sculptures of animals.
afternoon delight
Paleolithic animal paintings cannot be described as abstract. The types of art that Paleolithic animal paintings represent are life, nature, and natural habitats.
what kind of art did the neolithic people make