The only way to see the prehistoric cave paintings at Chauvet-Pont-D' Arc, France is to take the virtual tour offered here. Learn about the discovery of the caves and the archaeological evidence found that allows great insight into the...

A great cross-curricular lesson that focuses on humanity in the time of the Stone Age. Students will study prehistoric cave paintings and then produce their own paintings as part of a large mural.

Visit over 40 different places in Britian with spectacular views of prehistoric rock art formations.

Learn about the art of the Bronze age in this historical overview and image gallery with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.

Match a set of rubbings to the correct photograph of the rock the design came from. Can be quite challenging.

An illustrated explanation of the earliest artistic representations attributable to human hands found in caves at Lascaux, France.

This is a handy study guide for key points about prehistoric times, specifically art during this period. Includes definitions and a specific details about each continent during this period.

This fascinating and unique prehistoric sculpture of a dog-like animal was discovered accidentally in 1870 in Tequixquiac, Mexicocan. Anthropologists are not certain of this object's original meaning for either the artist or the people...

A quiz on Prehistoric art. This is a great tool for assessment or review and an even greater way in incorporate technology in the artroom. This site is translated from the original French version. Proof the answers before using for the...

A quiz on Prehistoric art. This is a great tool for assessment or review and an even greater way in incorporate technology in the artroom. This site is translated from the original French version. Proof the answers before using for the...

The Apollo 11 Stones remain the oldest examples of figurative art from the African continent. Their discovery contributes to our conception of early humanity's creative attempts, before the invention of formal writing, to express their...

Who was the Running Horned Woman? For so long the search for meaning in rock art was considered impossible-only recently have scholars endeavored to move beyond the mere description of images and styles using a variety of...

Prehistoric cave painting at Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc in France.

Article from the Spanish newspaper El Pais about the discovery of prehistoric paintings in a cave in Cantabria. (Published Aug. 28, 1997)

A quiz on Prehistoric art. This is a great tool for assessment or review and an even greater way in incorporate technology in the artroom. This site is translated from the original French version. Proof the answers before using for the...

This official government site for the Cave at Lascaux can be viewed in English, French, German and Spanish. This site provides a virtual tour, fun facts, a timeline, and more.

Portion of an essay on the techniques seen in paintings from the prehistoric period.

Cambodia contains within its modern borders innumerable archeological sites documenting more than 6,000 years of human habitation. Many of these sites, especially prehistoric cemeteries, remain undiscovered or improperly documented and...

Article discussing the long history of the city of Jericho and some of the extraordinary archaeological discoveries made there since the nineteenth century. Includes links to additional information and images.

The late prehistoric rock-art sites of the Mediterranean seaboard of the Iberian peninsula form an exceptionally large group. Here the way of life during a critical phase of human development is vividly and graphically depicted in...

Full text of the first chapter from a multivolume work on the history of the British people describes the land and people of prehistoric Britain. Includes information on the kinds of functional and decorative artwork they created, with...

Using on-the-scene field reports, photographs, and interviews, visitors join archaeological teams to learn about modern-day Native American fishers of salmon on the Skagit River in Washington, about 2,000-year-old Native American rock...

How much do you know about Venus of Willendorf? Find out by answering this five-question multiple-choice quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.

This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...