Question

Prehistoric cave art developed about how many years ago?
A) 75000 years ago
B) 50000 years ago
C) 10000 years ago
D) 18000 years ago

Answer 1

Prehistoric cave art is the oldest art form found in the shelters which were adopted by the early humans. These art forms are mostly monochromatic in nature. Monochromatic art is done with only a single color. The drawings made were just the application of the color pigments mainly black in color.

Complete answer:
The cave art which is considered to be the oldest is 18,000 years ago. Many paintings, engravings, and art were found in the caves and the shelters taken by the humans of the ice age. The first painted cave was found was from the stone age era. Most of the cave arts have been found in Spain and France.

The paintings made were usually made with the red or black pigments. The black pigment was extracted from the charcoal and is thought to be used by those humans. The images were found in the caves which were usually a representation of the human heads and animals.

Most of the images on the caves are found of the animals which are now mostly extinct. Cave art is also considered to have some religious symbols and signs. The accurate meaning of the art is still unknown. But some of the paintings seem to be considered as they were made while performing a ritual.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘D’ i.e ‘18,000 years ago’.

Note: The cave art present in the caves are generally abundant in nature and all present all over the world in the caves found to date. The cave art contained stories in the form of pictorial representation. They also had pictures of the humans and the animals present during those times.