wizard<\/strong><\/span> gave us.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_287\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"280\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/BlombosCaveMap.jpeg\")
Map of Blombos Cave South Africa[\/caption]\r\nThat hole in the ground we have to find for our project should be right around here somewhere.[one_half]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/BlombosCave1.jpeg\")
[\/one_half] [one_half_last]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_381\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"259\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TV05_CaveEntrance-1.jpeg\")
Cave Entrance Hole in the Ground[\/caption]\r\n
[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\r\n
Look, there it is. It\u2019s an opening. Wonder what\u2019s inside. Looks big enough to crawl into. I\u2019ll bet this is a cave in the ground. I know caves can be as big as a whole room even many rooms with passageways. My mom says don\u2019t go into holes. But I see a note over there. It says: Welcome to kid\u2019s day. This is a cave and you\u2019re all invited to a magical look inside, be brave and enjoy!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_268\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"260\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ShellBeads.jpeg\")
Sea Shell Beads strung into Necklaces[\/caption]\r\n
First, pick up one of the necklaces made with shells near your feet and put it on. They look very old and they will take you way back to the time they were made\u2014many, many thousands of years ago, by early humans. Wow! That\u2019s the end of the note! Well, I\u2019m brave enough to be the first leader to see those early humans. Let\u2019s go. Follow me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n(Pause here.)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\r\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/WomanLampCave.jpeg\")
\u201cOkay, don\u2019t be afraid, it\u2019s not Halloween today so we won\u2019t see any scary skeletons. Don\u2019t you wonder what could be inside? Oh, here\u2019s another note. It says: Use these torches. They are like the ones the early people made from plants with animal fat to light their way. The caves can even be up to four miles deep into the earth and dark.\u201d All right, gang. Take one each. Onward! Now wait, we\u2019ve gone a little ways and I do see something ahead. It\u2019s people making something. And now I hear an \u201couch\u201d coming from that rock I just stepped on.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
\u201cYes, you heard right! Come closer kids to my rock mouth. I\u2019ve been in this cave in Africa from long ago times\u2014for many thousands of years, and I also come from your time in the future. It\u2019s a little magical, I know.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
\u201cWell okay, then, Mr. Rock. We all like magic, don\u2019t we guys? And I heard of Africa. I have some friends whose family came from Africa. Okay, continue on, Mr. Rock.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
\u201cThank you. You all should be proud of being good listeners! These long ago times were called prehistoric<\/strong><\/span>. The people you are seeing are from those long ago times. They do not know our English way of talking. But they had special ways to share their thinking and feeling. They created art<\/strong><\/span>, which was a great thing. That was one way they shared with each other. It\u2019s also what makes people different from animals\u2014animals do not make art. These early people are called modern man or Homo-Sapiens, which means 'Smart Humans.' They do look different from people today, but their brains and bodies were very much like yours. Now head over to that cave on your left. But first what do you notice about the rock right next to your toes? \u201d<\/p>\r\n\u201cLook, everyone, this rock has crisscrossing lines carved into it, and it\u2019s kind of red. It looks more like art than just a rock to me! What do you think Mr. Rock?\u201d<\/p>\r\n[one_half]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_154\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"275\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/RedOchre.jpeg\")
Red Ocher Sculpture[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[\/one_half] [one_half_last]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_153\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"247\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OchreBoneAwls.jpeg\")
Red Ocher Sculpture and Bone Awls[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[\/one_half_last]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_281\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"280\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Shells.jpeg\")
Sea Shell Beads[\/caption]\r\n
\u201cBingo, right you are! This is one of the oldest pieces of art with diagonal<\/strong><\/span> or crisscrossing lines. It\u2019s made from a soft rock, a mineral, called red ocher. The Homo-Sapiens made that pattern, and also made your sea shell necklaces by cutting holes in the shells with that sharp tool\u2014lying over there\u2014that bone awl<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\r\nEarly modern man had to think of how to make a tool to use, and this was a first tool! And because early man made the tool and carved the rock and made holes in shells and strung them for necklaces and bracelets\u2014all those things show proof that early man thought about art and made art. You all have the special gift of being able to create<\/strong><\/span> art. You know, art is not what nature made, but what people make. What kinds of art do you like to make?\u201d<\/p>\r\n(Pause here.)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\u201cDid somebody say doing handprints on your wall and finger painting? Well let\u2019s take a look inside another cave. We\u2019re going to leave this cave called the Blombos Cave here in South Africa, where this carved rock was first discovered.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_385\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"274\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/S13_Mammoth.jpeg\")
Woolly Mammoth[\/caption]\r\n
Now we are entering into a cave on the continent<\/strong> <\/span>of Europe. Before you peek in, what do you imagine you\u2019ll see in this cave? Okay, take a look in. Would you like walls like this for your room? Did someone say that\u2019s a strange looking elephant that you don\u2019t see in a zoo? You\u2019re so smart. That\u2019s the woolly mammoth and other animals these early people hunted. See if you can pick them out. There are hyenas, auroch<\/strong><\/span>, rhinos, woolly mammoth, deer, lions, mountain goat, ibex, horses and bulls, and cave bear. Give a shake to your magic shell necklaces. That will give you a magic moving picture. Can you see the animals in those very early times, roaming around the damp cold ground called tundra<\/strong><\/span> and eating the grass?\u201d<\/p>\r\n[one_third]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_151\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"267\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CaveAnimals2-1.jpeg\")
Lascaux Cave Animal Mural[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[\/one_third] [one_third]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_148\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Bear-300x143.jpeg\")
Cave Bear[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[\/one_third] [one_third_last]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_150\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"255\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CaveAnimals1.jpeg\")
Chauvet Cave Animals[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[\/one_third_last]\r\n\r\n(Pause here.)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\u201cOops, my time is almost fizzling out. Follow that path to another cave and you\u2019ll see who does the paintings on the walls. Did I hear somebody say they see some more bone awls<\/strong><\/span> and other tools?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\u201cYes, Mr. Rock, and we all see some people using the tools to dig in the frozen ground. Hey, they\u2019re burying food!\u201d<\/p>\r\n
The early people\u2019s tools helped them to hunt animals and fish for food. Then they buried some food. Even the plants, herbs and fruits that they picked they saved in the ground just like your refrigerators save your food.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_152\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/HomoSapiensSapiensMakingCavePaintingsTrans-300x192.jpeg\")
Shaman Painting on the Cave Walls[\/caption]\r\n
\u201cNow inside the cave there is somebody painting called a Shaman<\/strong><\/span>. A Shaman<\/strong><\/span> is a medicine man or woman who had a special talent for painting. These early peoples believed their art could cause hunting magic. It would help them with their hunt and make sure there would be many animals around for future hunts.\u201d<\/p>\r\nFeel the magic surrounding the Shaman<\/strong> <\/span>and quietly, slowly, turn around to leave the cave. We do not want to disturb the wise Shaman<\/strong><\/span>\u2019s work. Come back out of the cave into the bright sunlight, stretch, and get ready to become 'Prehistoric<\/strong><\/span> Artists' yourselves!\u201d<\/p>\r\nClick here to jump to the top of the page.<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1016","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1016"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1022,"href":"https:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1016\/revisions\/1022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artedco.org\/lesson01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}