Art in Early

Civilizations
The Stone Age has witnessed
how humans were able to lead
more stable lives and eventually
come up with permanent shelters
and tools for survival.
Stone Age is a term
used to describe a period
of history when stones
were used to make tools
for survival.
humans made tools and weapons with stone and organic materials
such as bone, horn, and wood. These humans were called Homo
Habilis which means tool makers.
The first human tool was the hand axe, but
they gradually made progress and started
using fire and making better tools.
 Though prehistoric humans would not necessarily possess the
complex rational capabilities to tell their story through written
records and accounts, some artifacts in the form of cave paintings
and sculptures would serve as the "storytellers."
Prehistoric Art
(14000 – 2000 BCE)

• Paleolithic (the late

years of the Old Stone Age).
• Mesolithic (Middle Stone
Age),
• Neolithic (New Stone Age).
Paleolithic
Art is a product of climate
change. As the climate got
colder, part of the early humans'
instinct is to look for shelters
that would provide them with
warmth. Caves became protective havens for the early humans
and these caves paved the way for the birth of their
first attempts to create art.
Although most people would think that early humans
were primitive, some of their art techniques were
considered advanced for their time.

Some of the early humans already used their own version

of spray-painting techniques by using ground pigments
blown through reeds or hollowed-out bones since these
were the readily available materials for them.
Artworks can be considered
ornamental but there is little
evidence to fully back up this
notion, that early humans
created these cave paintings
for that very purpose.
 Some would say that these caves with paintings all over the walls and
ceilings served as a kind of sanctuary for the early humans.

As a safe haven, religious rituals could have possibly transpired

within the confines of the caves.
Some believed that there was a linkage
between what was drawn and what could happen
in real life.
Neolithic art has developed especially when life for the
early humans has become more stable. hey have learned to
cultivate the land and domesticate animals.

there were several monumental and architectural

structures erected. One of them is the Stonehenge
located in Southern England.
here were several monumental and
architectural structures erected.
One of them is the Stonehenge
located in Southern England.
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During the Old Kingdom, it was
evident that religion was bound to
the .
The Great Pyramid
of Giza is the largest
Egyptian pyramid
and served as the
tomb of pharaoh
Khufu, who ruled
during the Fourth
Dynasty of the Old
Kingdom
The Narmer Palette, also known as
the Great Hierakonpolis Palette
The object itself is a monumental version of a type of
daily use item commonly found in the Predynastic
period—palettes were generally flat, minimally
decorated stone objects used for grinding and mixing
minerals for cosmetics.
The Seated Scribe is a
lifelike ancient
Egyptian sculpture
found in Saqqara. It's
made of painted
limestone, with
wooden dowels for
nipples and realistic
eyes made of crystal.
The Middle Kingdom is
remembered as a time of
flourishing arts, particularly in
jewelry making. Egypt became
a great trading power during
this period and continued
massive construction
projects.
Amenemhet III (1817-1772
B.C.E.), of the Twelfth
Dynasty, was responsible
for the construction of the
GIANT WATERWHEELS of the
Faiyum region that diverted
the floodwaters of the Nile.
The New Kingdom is remembered as a time of
renaissance in artistic creation, but also as the end
of dynastic rule. This period was also marred by
corrupt priests and tomb-robbing by government
officials.
Tutankhamun, or more
familiarly, King Tut. Tut is
mostly remembered because of
his beautiful tomb — one of the
very few that was not pillaged
by grave robbers.