The foundation of ARTistic behaviors began with the creation of tools. Utility first then ART second (around 102KYA). Here are some works by our Ancestor ARTists from Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia.
Hand Axe, Unknown, Paleolithic Age, From the collection of: National Museum of Korea
Knapped flint blade, Hradec Králové - Svobodné Dvory, From the collection of: Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové
Flint blade, From the collection of: Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové
Flint blade, From the collection of: Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové
Flint blade from bone, From the collection of: Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové
Stane flake, From the collection of: Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové
Flint arrowhead, From the collection of: Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové
ALABARDA EN SILEX, Desconocido, Prehistoria reciente - Prehistoria reciente, From the collection of: Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera
Horse engraving on bone, From the collection of: British Museum
IDOLO CERRO DE LAS VACAS, Desconocido, Prehistoria reciente - Prehistoria reciente, From the collection of: Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera
San rock art, From the collection of: British Museum
Rosetta Stone, Southern San, 4000BP-100BP, From the collection of: The Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Eland Main Panel, Southern San, 4000BP-100BP, From the collection of: The Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Eland Panel, Southern San, 4000BP-100BP, From the collection of: The Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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