ARTH153 Quiz: Neolithic Study Questions (answers)

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARTH153
• Professor: Jennifer Hintlian

Document Summary

Neolithic art study questions (w/ answers: this human activity developed at around the time of the catal huyuk settlement. Agriculture: the town now forms a mound or tel, the prosperity of the town of catal huyuk seems to have partly derived from trade in this volcanic stone. Obsidian: numerous female figures were found at catal huyuk. Some were placed in graves and others were placed in homes: the specific location where the figures were found might affect one"s interpretation of their meaning. Much less naturalistic; served more as a basic interpretation of what humans/animals looked like; meant to be more symbolic than realistic: the subjects of paintings at catal huyuk tend to differ from paleolithic paintings in this respect: As a way of preserving and remembering the way their ancestors lived: bones are placed beneath the floor-platform in houses at catal huyuk.