http://SaturnianCosmology.Org/ mirrored file For complete access to all the files of this collection see http://SaturnianCosmology.org/search.php ========================================================== Back to Don's Maps Back to Cave Paintings Index Page Cave Paintings and Sculptures Page 3 Click on the photos to see an enlarged version Clay Bison Bison bull and cow, modelled in clay in the rotunda of the Tuc d'Audoubert, Ariege. The sculptures are 63 and 61 cm long respectively from left to right. They probably cracked shortly after being made, as the clay dried. Although there are stalactites and stalgmites elsewhere in this cave system, there is no water dripping from the ceiling to destroy these sculptures. They are located at the very furthest point of a 900 metre cave, in a chamber reached only after an often uncomfortable and difficult journey. Photo: P. Bahn 'Prehistoric Art' bison Head on view of clay bison, showing the flattened relief used. Photo: A. Sieveking 'The Cave Artists' mammoth sculpture Count Bégouën and his three sons, photographed at the entrance to Le Tuc d'Audobert in 1912, shortly after the discovery of the clay bison. Photo: Secrets of the Ice Age by Evan Hadingham Plan of the Trois Freres cave in France Plan of Les Trois Freres and Le Tuc D'Audoubert, two separate and now abandoned subterrranean galleries of the Volp River. Photo: A. Sieveking 'The Cave Artists' bison pebble An engraving of a bison on a limestone pebble from Laugerie Basse. It may have been a preparatory sketch for a painting in one of the caves. Note the way the hooves are pointed down, not in a naturalistic position. It may be that the sketch was made from 'life' - a bison kill. Photo: Man before history by John Waechter bison mud map Head of a bison drawn with the fingers on the clay floor at Niaux, French Pyrenees. It lies over half a mile from the cave entrance. Dating from the Madalenian period, it measures 24 inches (60 cm) in length. Photo: Man before history by John Waechter Vulva Oiseaux stylisés de Malta (Sibérie). Collection Musée de l'Hermitage. Stylized birds of Malta (Siberia). Collection Musée de l'Hermitage. Photo and French text: "les mammouths - Dossiers Archéologie - n° 291 - Mars 2004" My thanks to Anya for access to this resource. mammoth sculpture mammoth sculpture mammoth sculpture Click on each image to see a close up Mammoth figurine no.1, bone, from New Avdeevo Photo: M. Gvozdover, 'Art of the Mammoth Hunters' mammoth sculpture Click on the image to see a close up Mammoth figurine no.2, sandstone, from New Avdeevo Photo: M. Gvozdover, 'Art of the Mammoth Hunters' mammoth Statuette de mammouth de Kostienki 1. Collection MAE. Photo L. Iakovleva. Mammoth figurine from Kostienki 1. Collection MAE. Photo and French text: "les mammouths - Dossiers Archéologie - n° 291 - Mars 2004" Photograph L Iakovleva. My thanks to Anya for access to this resource. horse sculpture Click on the image to see a close up Horse figurine, mammoth ivory, from New Avdeevo Photo: M. Gvozdover, 'Art of the Mammoth Hunters' cave lion A cave lion carved in reindeer antler, from Isturitz, Basses Pyrenees. The holes and the arrows carved in the sculpture have been interpreted as magical symbols. Photo: T. Powell 'Prehistoric Art' wall engravings Panel of engravings on the right hand wall of the Sanctuary in Les Trois Freres, Ariege. Width of panel 285 cm Photo: A. Sieveking 'The Cave Artists' Sorcerer The Sorcerer This is a famous sketch of an engraving of a fabulous creature, from Les Trois Freres, sketched by Breuil. Photo: J. Jelinek 'The Evolution of Man' ivory horse ivory horse cheval de lourdes Three dimensional sculpture of a horse carved in ivory, with coat and markings shown by engraved shading, from the Grotte des Espelugues, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees. Length 7.5 cm. Discovered in 1886 in a crevice in the Grotte. Musee de Saint-Germain-en-Laye Photos: (top) A. Sieveking 'The Cave Artists' (centre) http://www.primtech.net/ivory/ivory.html (bottom) http://www.musee-antiquitesnationales.fr/pages/page_id18167_u1l2.htm Horse head Madgdalenian horse head carved in bone - one of the most beautiful examples of prehistoric carving. Found in a cave excavation, its date is fixed to about 12000 BC. The structure of the bone did not allow for carving in the round, and the reverse side is flat. Photo: Man before history by John Waechter horse sculpture Abri du Roc-aux-Sorciers, cave Taillebourg, Angles-sur-L'Anglin (Vienne). Tête de cheval en deux fragments. Abri du Roc-aux-Sorciers, cave Taillebourg, Angles-sur-L'Anglin (Vienne, France). Head of a horse in two pieces. Photo from: Agenda de la Préhistoire 2002 - 2003, a superb diary with excellent illustrations sent to me by Anya. My thanks as always. ivory horse Photo: http://www.perigord.tm.fr/~pip/liste_docs.htm horse Horse with coat markings shown by hatched shading. Salon Noir, Niaux, Ariege. Length 30 cm Photo: A. Sieveking 'The Cave Artists' Horse Caverne de Niaux (Ariège) Salon Noir, Cheval barbu Black room, bearded horse Photo from: Agenda de la Préhistoire 2002 - 2003, a superb diary with excellent illustrations sent to me by Anya. My thanks as always. niaux Caverne de Niaux (Ariège) Successive paintings, one on top of the other Photo from: Man before History by John Waechter Footprints Caverne de Niaux (Ariège), galeries profondes. Empreintes de pieds Caverne de Niaux, (Ariège), lower galleries. Footprints Photo from: Agenda de la Préhistoire 2002 - 2003, a superb diary with excellent illustrations sent to me by Anya. My thanks as always. Horse Le Portel (Ariège), Cheval Le Portel (Ariège), Horse Photo from: Agenda de la Préhistoire 2002 - 2003, a superb diary with excellent illustrations sent to me by Anya. My thanks as always. horse Horse with striped legs, Ekain, Guipuzcoa, Basque area, in black. Length 75 cm Photo: A. Sieveking 'The Cave Artists' horse Dun Devonshire pony with shoulder and leg stripes, illustrated by Darwin. Photo: A. Sieveking 'The Cave Artists' dun horse dun horse A dun pony near Silver City NM, as well as his dad and brother. Note the similar markings to the dun Devonshire pony above. Photo: Jeff and Helena Hammer, near Silver City, New Mexico, USA. These horses have been brought back from the edge of extinction, and there is a good website describing them at http://www.spanish-mustang.org/startsms.htm Helena Hammer writes: /It may be that Darwin's dun pony was not so much a surviving individual of a vanished equine race, but more the result of what biologists call an atavism, a throwback to a primitive trait, in this case the original coloring of horses. As I understand it, this sometimes occurs when long isolated populations are reunited. Mules (ass x horse) are an excellent example. Something akin to their common ancestor's coat pattern, as well as other interesting physical attributes, can reemerge./ dun horse dun horse A little sister and a filly with good markings. Usually colts have better markings than fillies, but this one is exceptional. Photo: Jeff and Helena Hammer, near Silver City, New Mexico, USA. The following information comes from http://www.spanish-mustang.org/startsms.htm Color Always regular dun or grulla (no red dun), typically a rather light shade. Face/muzzle dark, and dark around the eyes. A mealy mouth is not acceptable. Ears are outlined black in front and back, with whitish rim; tipped black on backside, sometimes also striped on backside. Fawn-colored tuft inside ear. Bi-colored mane and tail = the black middle part is fringed by light-colored, often almost white, hair. A dorsal stripe must be present; cobwebbing on forehead, zebra stripes on legs, neck stripes, shoulder stripes, and fishbone markings on the back are all desirable, although not always present. White markings are atypical and undesirable. Plan of the Niaux cave in France Plan of the Niaux cave in France Photo: E. Pfeiffer 'The Creative Explosion' Plan of the Lascaux cave in France Plan of the Lascaux cave in France Photo: E. Pfeiffer 'The Creative Explosion' Plan of the Altamira cave in Spain Plan of the Altamira cave in Spain Photo: E. Pfeiffer 'The Creative Explosion' fig99.gif Tableau des principaux caractères du style IV. A. Nord : Arcy-sur-Cure. B. Poitou-Périgord : (1) Les Combarelles, Angles-sur-l'Anglin, Cap-Blanc, Lascaux (Puits) ; (2) Les Combarelles, Rouffignac ; (3) Teyjat. C. Pyrénées : (1) Marsoulas, Niaux, Labastide ; (2) Les Trois-Frères, Le Portel. D. Espagne : (1) Altamira, Santimamiñe; ; (2) Las Chimeneas, El Pindal, Los Casares. This is an excellent organisation of the drawing styles from some French and Spanish caves. The columns left to right are of: Signs, Bison, Aurochs, Horses, Ibex, Reindeer, Mammoths/Deer, Rhinoceros. 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