2. Name several common themes found in cave paintings. Large animals (bison, horses, etc.) , tracings of human hands and abstract patterns.
3. How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)? Paints were water, plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal, and hematite. Brushes were made of sticks, small stones, leaves, and human hair put together.
4. What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom? Post example. Lascaux, discovered in 1940 by four teenage boys.
5. Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity? It was closed because the paintings were being damaged by the carbon dioxide emitted from the tourists. The French government created Lascaux II, a man made replica next to the original.
6. Post a cave painting from Altamira. In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue? The red hue is caused by the red clay in the soil they used.
7. Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings? Discovered by Marceline Sanz de Sautuola and his daughter Maria. About 19,000 years old.
8. What is the oldest known cave painting site? When and who discovered it? Post picture of work. Chauvet-Pont Arc, discovered in 1994 by three speleologists.
9. What was different about the painting techniques? Had a 3D effect and the wall was wiped clear of debris.
10. What is "speleology"? The study and exploration of caves.
11. What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings? To tell a story or recount an event that already happened, instructional visual aid to help teach about hunting techniques, or they were created for magical or religious reasons, as if the painting might come true.
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