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Chapter 1 - PREHISTORIC ART
Abstract→ ____ Art that does not represent observable aspects of nature
Alignment→ ____ In prehistoric architecture, an arrangement of menhirs in straight rows
Bevel→____ A cut made at any angle except a right angle
Cairn→____ A pile of stones or earth and stones that served as a prehistorical burial site and a tomb-marker
Capstone→ ____ The final, top-most stone in a corbel arch or vault, which joins the sides and completes the structure.
Corbel→ ____ Early roofing and arching technique in which each course of stone projects inward and slightly beyond the previous layer until the uppermost stones meet
Course→ ____ Horizontal layer of stone used in building
Cromlech→ ____ In prehistoric architecture, a circular arrangement of menhirs
Dolmen→ ____ A prehistoric structure made of two or more large, often upright, stones, supporting a large, flat horizontal slab
Henge→____ Circular area enclosed by stones or wood posts set up by Neolithic peoples.
High Relief→____ Relief sculpture in which the projection of the image is pronounced
Incising→ ____ Design or inscription cut into a hard surface with a sharp instrument
Low Relief→ ____ Relief sculpture in which the projection of the image is subtle
Menhir→ ____ A megalithic stone block, placed by prehistoric peoples in an upright position
Modeling→ ____ In painting, the process of creating the illusion of 3-dimensionality on a 2-dimension surface by use of light and shade
Monolith→ ____ A single stone, often very large, set up as a focal point for rituals
Mortise-and-Tenon→____ Method of joining two elements in which a projection on one element fits snugly into a hole designed for it on the other
Niello→____ Inlay technique in which black alloy is rubbed into fine lines engraved into metal
Passage Grave→____ A prehistoric tomb under a cairn, reached by a long, narrow slab-lined access passageway
Post-and-Lintel→____ Construction technique with two or more vertical elements (posts) supporting a horizontal element (lintel)
Potsherd→ ____ Broken piece of ceramic-ware
Relative Dating→____ Method of dating ancient artifacts by their relation to other objects, not to a historical moment
Relief Sculpture→____ Sculpted image or design whose flat background surface is carved away to a certain depth, setting off the figure.
Sculpture-in-the-Round→____ 3-dimensional sculpture carved free of any attaching background
Ware→____ General term designating different pottery techniques, with different procedures achieving different decorative results