Assignment #2- YoMonto

Original

For my iPod silhouette I picked me riding a horse because I love to ride horses with my family. When I'm actually taking myself around my mom's town in Mexico. I feel like I have freedom in my heart and I can let all my stress out. Another reason is that all my family loves horses it like runs in our blood. Sadly my Great grandfather died because a horse kicked him really hard.

The process of making the silhouette was kind of difficult. We had to use the lasso tool to trace it around the picture. The program we used was Photoshop. After that we cut the picture and turned it black. We could choose any color for the background.

Assignment#1: Cave Painting

1. What are cave paintings?

Cave paintings are paintings painted on cave or rock walls and ceilings.

2. How old are the oldest paintings?

The oldest paintings are 32,000 years old.

3. When the Europeans first encountered cave paintings, why were they believed to be a hoax?

They believed to be hoax because it was evolution was interpreted as meaning that early humans could not have been sufficiently advanced to create art.

4. Why are the cave paintings important to study?

The cave paintings were important to study because it can give valuable clues as to the culture and beliefs of that era.

5. What were common themes that these paintings showed?

Some of the themes that the paintings showed are large wild animals such as bison, horses, and tracings of human hands as well as abstract patterns.

6. What were the Shamans thought of doing in the caves?

The shamans would retreat into the darkness of the caves.

Part II: Caves at Lascaux, France

Upload two images and cite website. Write the title of the paintings and a brief description/analysis of the paintings.

http://archaeology.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/lascaux_painting2.jpg
I believe this picture is talking about war. There is like a horse in the background and like spheres flying around. If I'm right there is also a pig on the other side like if it is against the horse. I also see like blood in the middle of the picture. I guess the horse all the way on the top is like the king of the herd.

http://autocww.colorado.edu/~toldy3/E64ContentFiles/ArchaeologyAndExcavations/Lascaux.jpg

In this picture I see a cow and a bunch of animals . Like if the people back then really believe in animals. I think like the animals were leading the way for everyone. But what I do not understand why is the cow facing the other way. Like the day is kind of dark. All the animals are like on top of a mountain and looking like they know where they are going.