HIST 1001 : Identification Terms History 1001 Test One
Document Summary
Venus figurines: venus of hohle fels (38,000 years ago) an upper paleolithic figurine of a woman hewn from the ivory of a mammoth tusk. It was discovered on the banks of the danube river in austria. The environment at the time was much colder and bleaker then present-day, a remnant of europe"s last ice: peche merle a cave, which opens onto a hillside at cabrerets, lot country, Pech is the french word that means a hill . Within 10 kilometers: chauvet- this is one of the most famous prehistoric rock art sites in the around peche merle can be found a dozen other caves with wall paintings. It is located in france along the bank of the river and was founded by a team of cavers led by jean-marie chauvet. The paintings found here were executed very skillfully. There are at least 13 different species drawn on these caves including those which have rarely or never been found in other.
