Learning Exercise
The Archaeology of France
The Cave of Chauvet-Pont d'Arc offers the user insight into the prehistory of France and the people who lived there.
- Material:
- The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc
- Date last modified:
- June 23, 2008
- Created by:
- William Paquette
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This site provides a virtual field trip to the only well known and preserved prehistoric cave drawings. This cave will... see more
Exercise
Instructions:
Read the following sections under "The Cave Today": Discovery, Authentication, Presentation. Read the "Results" section under Research. Read the following sections under "Time and Space": Geographic Context, Archaeological Context, Dating, Significance of the Cave. Under "Visit the Cave" describe the images under "artistic ensembles" and "natural and archaeological elements." Write a 5-7 page paper describing the archaeological site and explaining its importance to the history of western civilization.
Disciplines
- Humanities / History / Area Studies / Europe / France
- Humanities / History / Topical / Archaeology