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They didn't use paint or any liquid like that, they used to use rocks like chalk but not exactly.
A common pigment was ochre, a type of iron oxide that is often found in the limestone regions that host caves. They also used charcoal.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agousually the color red so what i have heard.tey probably used their own blood for color.
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∙ 11y agoIron oxide, chalk, clay ochre, and manganese oxide were the primary sources of pigments used in cave painting
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∙ 14y agoColors that were readily available in nature, such as red, black, dark purples.
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∙ 11y agored black blue and green
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What are the famous cave paintings?
Australian Aborigines still produce cave paintings.
What scholars think the geometric shapes in the Lascaux cave paintings represent?
It represents an ancient star chart.
What colors were used in the painting of lascaux?
Earth tones, browns, reds and possibly some yellow.
How does Henri Matisse shows expressions in his paintings?
He used bright and sometimes surprising colors.
What type of paintings is rare in prehistoric cave art discoveries?
In Europe there are such paintings in some French caves (e.g. Lascaux), in Spain Altamira Cave, in Russia in the Ural mountain caves.
What colors are used in Lascaux cave and why are only these colors used?
to express feelings
What process was used to determine the age of the Lascaux Cave paintings?
radiocarbon dating
What country can you find prehistoric paintings in Chauvet and Lascaux caves?
You can find prehistoric paintings in Chauvet Cave and Lascaux Cave in France.
What was discovered in Lascaux in 1940?
paintings in a cave.
What are the .Lascaux cave?
The lascaux cave is a cave in France that has animal paintings from a long time ago on the walls, and that is why it is famous.
Where were cave paintings found?
The well known cave paintings are in Lascaux, France.
Which is oldest chauvet cave paintings Lascaux cave paintings or Venus of willendorf?
The Venus of Willendorf is a figurine made between about 28,000 and 25,000 BCE. The cave paintings of Lascaux are 17,000 years BP or before present time.
What questions does scientists still have about the lascaux cave?
Scientists still have questions about the purpose of certain symbols and images found in the Lascaux Cave, the techniques used by the ancient artists to create the paintings, and the significance of certain animal representations. They also continue to study the preservation of the cave and the impact of environmental factors on the artwork.
What are the famous cave paintings?
Australian Aborigines still produce cave paintings.
What country will you find prehistoric paintings in chauvet and lascaux caves?
You will find prehistoric paintings in the Chauvet Cave in France. Lascaux Cave is also in France and is known for its famous prehistoric cave paintings.
What theories do archaeologists have about why these cave paintings were made in the lascaux cave?
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What materials were used to make the used for the Lascaux cave paintings?
pigments from minerals; oxidized metals including manganese, iron; charcoal from wood or bones
