Shopping Cart. Famous Cave Paintings Might Not Be From Humans. Hide captionThe Panel of Hands in the Cave of El Castillo in Spain. New dating methods suggest the paintings could have been drawn by Neanderthals, not humans, as previously thought. Pedro Saura/AAAS/Science The famous paintings on the walls of caves in Europe mark the beginning of figurative art and a great leap forward for human culture. But now a novel method of determining the age of some of those cave paintings questions their provenance. Hide captionThe symbol on the ceiling of the Altamira Cave in Spain has been dated to earlier than 35,600 years ago, making it some 20,000 years older than the bison in the background.
The symbol on the ceiling of the Altamira Cave in Spain has been dated to earlier than 35,600 years ago, making it some 20,000 years older than the bison in the background. The first European cave paintings are thought to have been made over 30,000 years ago. But now scientists are suggesting those aren't human hands, at least in some caves in Spain. The Famous Artists | The Famous Artists. Lascaux Caves, France. The Lascaux Caves (or Lascaux Grottoes) in southwest France contain some of the oldest and finest prehistoric art in the world. The cave paintings, which mainly depict animals, are some 17,000 years old and seem to have a ritual purpose. For preservation reasons, the public may only visit a well-executed replica called Lascaux II.
History Radiocarbon dating of charcoal and other artifacts found in the cave complex has led most scholars to date the Lascaux paintings to c.15,000 BC, making them some of the oldest paintings in the world. The majority view is that the paintings were completed over a period of a few centuries at most, while others believe the work was carried out over a much longer period. Given the lack of written records, the purpose of the cave paintings cannot be known for certain.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse. Diane Arbus & William Eggleston | Cheim & Read - Art Hag. Cheim & Read has two great photo exhibits happening concurrently - Diane Arbus' In the Absence of Others and William Eggleston's 21st Century. Arbus' black and white photographs feature "empty interiors and artificial landscapes spanning the 60s" while Eggleston's recent works focus on color and composition in interior and exterior scenes shot in Cuba, California, Paris, Memphis, New Jersey, and Queens.
Diane Arbus (1923-1971), best know for her documentary portraits of people from the margins of society like carnival performers, nudists, transvestites, and the institutionalized, created intensely intimate images infused with an air of mystery and melancholy. Her amazing works of empty rooms, unpopulated hotel lobbies, and deserted Disneyland and Coney Island attractions evoke a similar, quiet, haunting aura.
William Eggleston's (born 1939 in Memphis, TN) vibrant photos demonstrate his "painstaking attention to formal concerns such as color saturation and pictorial composition... " The St. Cuthbert Gospel: 1,300 Years Old, And Looking Pretty Good. Hide captionThe Gospel, buried with St. Cuthbert in 698, was recovered from his grave in 1104. Its beautiful red leather binding is original. Courtesy of the British Library The Gospel, buried with St. Cuthbert in 698, was recovered from his grave in 1104. Its beautiful red leather binding is original.
How much would you pay for a very rare book? The British Library in London has just paid about $14 million to purchase Europe's oldest intact book, known as the St. Claire Breay is the curator of medieval and early modern manuscripts at the British Library. "It is the earliest intact European book. The book also has a colorful history because of its association with St.
Hide captionThe manuscript is a copy of the Gospel of St. The manuscript is a copy of the Gospel of St. "The Gospel was placed in the coffin of St. The book stayed in the coffin even after Vikings began raiding the northeast coast of England, forcing St. "Eventually they settled in Durham," Breay says. The Ultimate Guide To Using iPads In The Classroom. How Students Benefit From Using Social Media 14.60K Views 0 Likes A lot of criticism has been leveled at social media and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information, as well as how distracting it can be. However, social media offers plenty of opportunities for learning and interactivity, and if you take a moment to think about it, it's not too hard to see how students benefit from using social media. 100 Web 2.0 Tools Every Teacher Should Know About 44.24K Views 0 Likes We're always trying to figure out the best tools for teachers, trends in the education technology industry, and generally doing our darnedest to bring you new and exciting ways to enhance the classroom.
To Flip Or Not Flip? Want to Build a New App? There's an App for That, Too. Competition in Apple’s App Store is so tough that even strong concepts must be planned to perfection before any development should start. So enter App Cooker: A hot new iPad app that makes sure other apps have the right ingredients in place before any development begins. App Cooker ($19.99) from Sophia-Antipolis, France-based Hot Apps Factory helps aspiring designers organize, plan and get app projects ready for production. 30-year-old Xavier Veyrat — the designer of App Cooker — spoke to Mashable about the development of the platform and the steps that go into creating a masterpiece app recipe.
Have you always been into design? Always. I'm crazy about it. What type of design inspires you? Companies such as Apple, Dyson and Braun are some of the main sources of my inspiration because they care about usefulness and beauty at the same time. How did the concept for App Cooker come about? Two years ago, I started to work on a gaming app with my partner Johann. What makes a good app? TCEA-Recommended iPad Apps. Blooms Taxonomy with Apps. Château de Vincennes. La maison rouge - fondation antoine de galbert.
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Phillip Allen, Carol Robertson, Iain Robertson, Alan Shipway and Gary Wragg toured shows nationwide to select their chosen graduate. During the exhibition, the £5000 abstract critical Newcomer Award will be awarded to one of the graduate artists. “As selectors, we firstly had to satisfy our own criteria for how we interpret abstract. It is a generic label for many sub cultures, each with its own descriptive language. VisCultureConf_proceedings.