A | B |
Vallon-Pont-d'Are | most recent Paleolithic discovery |
cromlech | circle of monotliths |
bucrania | bovine skulls |
heel stone | stone marking summer solstice |
çatal Hüyük | ancient city in Anatolia, Turkey |
Stonehenge | Neolithic monument thought to have had an astronomical purpose |
trilithon | a pair of monoliths topped with a lintel |
Jericho | site of first fortified town |
in the round | freestanding object |
Mesolithic | Middle Stone Age, ca 7000 B.C. in Europe |
Neolithic | New Stone Age, ca 8000 B.C. in East, ca 4000 B.C. in Europe |
Paleolithic | Stone Age, ca. 30,000- 10,000 B.C. |
Makapansgar | site of a Paleolithic South Africa cave |
lintel | beam used to span an opening |
carbon 14 | element used in dating organic material |
twisted perspective | used by Paleolithic painters to represent a more comprehensive view of an animal |
Lascaux | cave with Paleolithic paintings |
Laussel Woman | a Paleolithic cave relief |
Menhir | prehistoric monoliths standing singly or with others in a row or circles |
Dolmen | several large stones capped with a cevering slab |