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HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE

Western Culture 101.09 

Paleolithic Humans

Instructor:  M. Prevo

Schedule and Requirements


Eggleston Library
Prevo's Home Page

Readings

The String Revolution - NYT article about new interpretations the clothing of Paleolithic females figures.

The Venus of Willendorf by Prof. Christopher Witcombe, Sweet Briar College.

Archeological Sites

Chauvet Caves, Dordogne, France - visit site - tour cave and read section on dating.

Caves of Lascaux, Dordogne, France

Negative handprint, Chauvet Cave, Dordogne, France. Red ochre, 31,000 YBP. Image source:  Chauvet Cave Maintained by Mary Prevo, Instructor, Hampden-Sydney College