Prehistoric & Neolithic Art

Cave prehistoric art and rock art. The term prehistoric art usually refers to artistic traditions produced by early non-literate peoples, and usually refers to art produced on rock surfaces. Although rock art traditions vary around the world, most include images carved, engraved, or painted on the walls of caves or on open-air rocky outcroppings. In addition to rock art, many prehistoric artists used the media of wood, bone, leather, ivory, and eggshell. The sculpting of human and animal figures from ivory, bone, clay, and stone was also an integral part of prehistoric art tradition. The links included herein relate specifically to prehistoric and Neolithic art.