Watch: Lascaux: The Prehistory of Art
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One of the world’s most fascinating museums is by far one of the oldest. But can the paintings there really be called art? This program goes inside the Lascaux cave complex to examine the richest and most beautiful collection of Paleolithic cave drawings in France. Who were the artisans who rendered those arresting images, and how exactly did they do it? Different theories are presented as the cameras capture a site that never ceases to amaze and intrigue. (61 minutes)
500 word response to the following questions:
1. Give an example from the film of archaeological theories of the cave activities (who were they, what were the artists were doing, and why they were doing it)
2. How do the cave spaces and cave art relate to contemporary life? Do we have similar spaces, expressions and practices?
