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The aim of this article is to assist readers in appreciating the fascinating Aboriginal cave painting styles found in Australia. Rock art or cave painting

When was art born? Have you ever thought about art in that aspect? Was the birth of art incidental or something that came about due to deliberate thought and action? We are sure that the answer to this would be difficult to come about since there have been examples of early art that is also understood to be a recording of the happenings of that time. That is why when you look at cave paintings, they not only please the senses, but also tell you a story and provide you with information of times past. One often wonders if cave paintings come from the incidental art of doodling and why it is so fascinating but it is difficult to really conclude in any case. Cave paintings are often have been the subject of much study by historians and archeologists to find out how people of the past lived their lives.

My 6th grade curriculum follows art history, and I tie into our students' social studies curriculum as well. We begin the year with...the beginning: when pictures were first made in Prehistoric times. I start the first day of art with the first 15 minutes of this series called "How Art Made the World," which goes over how important images are to our society and the earliest cave paintings discovered. Here's is a video of what I show to the classes: Here's the materials for the project: -Light Brown Paper (will be torn) -Cardboard (cut down for back support) -Black Paint -White, Peach, Brown, and Black Chalk Pastels -Pencil -Paintbrush -Water and Water Bowl -Reference sheets (examples of symbols, Prehistoric drawings, etc.) Objectives The students will create their own Prehistoric painting that tells a visual story. Students can use tribal and Cave Art references to assist in telling their story. Materials will replicate the look of a cave wall. Here is a reference picture I had found on Petroglyphs (rock engravings): Project Time On day 1 (40 minute class period), students watch the video (15 minutes), complete their worksheets, and discuss what they watched. In the last 10-15 minutes, students will use references to draw their visual story onto brown paper. The worksheets consisted of 5 questions related to the video (you can copy/paste these questions to create your own worksheet if you wish): 1. Why are images important to us? 2. Where was the first cave painting discovered? 3. Who discovered the first cave painting? 4. What was painted on the walls and ceilings of the caves? 5. Why did the scholars not believe in De Sautuola’s discovery? On day 2, students will complete their drawings, then tear the edges off their paper. They get a little scared when I tell them to crumble their paper into a ball, but when they unfold the wad of paper, they see the wrinkled texture needed for the look of the project. I then ask the students to use chalk pastels lightly over their paper to add different colors, which would be similar to the cave walls. Students then glue a cardboard backing to their paper to support the project. On day 3, students will paint over their pencil drawings. I have the paper crumbled beforehand so students can have the experience on painting onto rougher textures, similar to a rock wall. Here are some completed projects!

For the deeper meaning of Mesolithic inventions (and the mythic/psychological meaning of the bow) see p.7 of James Harrod's essay at: originsnet.org/bow.pdf