ARCH 217 Midterm: ARCHTEST1
11 May 2017
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Lecture 1: what were the basic motives behind the creation of images at paleolithic sites such as. The motives are predicted to be for decorative and storytelling purposes. At lascaux it is thought that the caves were perhaps a place to worship fertility (the womb), or to host religious celebrations: what were the motives for humans to settle in large permanent communities such as. Although the actual uses and meanings of these large stone monuments are unknown, they are suspected to all be some sort of religious burial area. In newgrange, menhirs form a large circle and also a long avenue, which has suspected ritualistic significance. Passage tomb is made of stones from many different regions, implying that there was a lot of travel and trade with other areas. The humongous stones that make up the treasure that is. Stonehenge leave to mystery how they were transported and erected.
