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Prehistoric art

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People made art a long time ago.

Claimed Oldest Known Drawing by Human Hands Discovered in South African Cave.jpg
Claimed Oldest Known Drawing by Human Hands Discovered in South African Cave.jpg
They drew on cave walls. They carved small shapes. Some made pretty pots. This art shows us their lives. It is very special. Do you like to draw too?

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File:Homo Erectus shell with geometric incisions circa 500,000 BP, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands (with detail).jpg
Homo Erectus shell with geometric...
Gravierter Knochen Bilzingsleben.tif
File:Claimed Oldest Known Drawing by Human Hands Discovered in South African Cave.jpg
Claimed Oldest Known Drawing by Human...
File:Dancing_girl_of_Mohenjo-daro.jpg
Dancing_girl_of_Mohenjo-daro.jpg
File:Gold Mask (黄金面罩).jpg
Gold Mask (黄金面罩).jpg
File:Korea-Neolithic.age-Pot-01.jpg
Korea-Neolithic.age-Pot-01.jpg
File:Korea-Bronze.age-Jinju-Pot-01.jpg
Korea-Bronze.age-Jinju-Pot-01.jpg
File:Goguryeo tomb mural.jpg
Goguryeo tomb mural.jpg
File:Placca pantera, da regione di krasnodar, kurgan chertomlyk, oro a sbalzo e cesellato, fine VII sec ac.jpg
Placca pantera, da regione di krasnodar,...
File:Gobekli Tepe 2.jpg
Gobekli Tepe 2.jpg
File:Prehistoric Hand Outline Cosquer Cave.JPG
Prehistoric Hand Outline Cosquer Cave.JPG
File:Blessington lunula.BM.WG.31 (cropped).jpg
Blessington lunula.BM.WG.31 (cropped).jpg

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