Making Art in the Ice Age

Contents

Foreword

Deep time line

How was cave art discovered?

What did they draw and paint?

Drawing humans

Portable art

Techniques in cave art

What did they use to make art?

Images outside caves

How old is the art?

Fakes and forgeries

Can we know what the art means?

Conclusion

Glossary

Appendix: Further reading

Image credits

About the Author

Paul Bahn has a PhD in archaeology from Cambridge University, and for decades has been an independent researcher, writing and editing a wide range of archaeological books, including several on Ice Age art. He also lectures on numerous tours to the decorated Ice Age caves.

Elle Clifford began her career lecturing in social and developmental psychology, and researching stress and women’s reproductive health. She published over a dozen academic papers on these topics. She then acquired a Master’s degree in prehistory at York University with a thesis on cave art and mythological worlds. In recent years Elle has accompanied Paul on visits to more than 50 of the most important decorated caves. They have co-authored two papers on the so-called ‘Lion Man’ figurine of the Ice Age.