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Composite Pose

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Some parts of the body (for example horns, eyes, hooves) are shown from the front, heads, and bodies in profiles.

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Megalithic

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large stones, used to describe Neolithic ceremonial structures and tombs.

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Dolmen

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simple megalithic tomb built using post-and-lintel principle.

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Capstone

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Huge and upright stones supporting tablelike rocks

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henge

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circle of stones or posts surrounded by a ditch with built-up embankments

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lintels

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stones that topped pairs of upright stones

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corbelling

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rows or layers of stone are laid with the end of each row projecting beyond the row beneath, until they can be capped with a stone on top.

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Pech Merle Cave

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  • charcoal, negative image (painted around image) - spotted horses and human hands
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Hall of Bulls, Lascaux, France

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  • made over long period of time (animals overlapping) - used to teach hunters how to hunt - religious festivals (lots of footprints) - composite pose
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Bison from a cave at Altamira, Spain

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  • high relief - painted on natural rocks (protrusions)
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Bison from Le Tuc d’Audobert, France

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  • Relief sculpture - Used Clay (modeling) like playdough
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Stonehenge (Neolithic)

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Religious Purposes Buried dead around the site Stonehenge was used for death and woodhenge for life. Lined with the solstice