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Assignment - The Venus of Willendorf Discussion
Part A - Research and Discussion Question
1. Describe and explain the significance in terms of material culture of two of the following examples of early human art: the Venus of Willendorf in Austria, Altamira cave paintings in Spain, Cueva de las Manos in Argentina, Coldstream Burial Stone in South Africa, Cosquer and Chauvet caves in France, Arnhem Land, Mt. Borradaile area in Australia, and Marang Mountains of eastern Borneo, Indonesia.
Part B - Research and Discussion Questions
1. What are some of the theories about the meaning of Stonehenge?
2. Describe the significance (location, when built, meaning) of the one of the following: Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, Medicine Wheel, Wyoming, USA. Is there a thematic link between this site and Stonehenge?
Part C - Research and Discussion Questions
1. How was Ötzi mummified?
2. What objects were traded and how did trade function in the Alpine Copper Age?
3. What kind of crops were grown and what kinds of animals were raised in the Alpine Copper Age.