Ancient Architecture

In this ancient period, people were generally nomadic. They already had notions of art through their cave paintings.

• Paleolithic Period

• Neolithic Period

• Mesolithic Period

They were villagers, farmers and hunters in this period. Had early signs of baskets, pottery, cooking, clothing, plowing and basic tools. They also had rituals and belief systems and this is the reason why megalithic structures were introduced.

• Paleolithic Period

• Mesolithic Period

• Neolithic Period

Still standing at 9.5m high. This is the largest megalithic structure in all of Europe.

• Arlobi Menhir

• Kerloas Menhir

• Djobouti Menhir

• Sardinia Menhir

A megalithic structure that was presumably the prototype for the post and lintel.

• Menhir

• Dolmen

• Cromlech

• Tumulus

Earth covered dolmen

• Menhir

• Dolmen

• Tumulus

• Cromlech

A tomb for multiple graves, corridor lined with large stone slabs leading to chamber. It has a corbelled vault and covered by tumulus

• Cromlech

• Tumulus

• Passage Grave

• Menhir

Where is this famous cromlech located?

• Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England

• Amesbury, Wiltshire, England

• Maddington, Witshire, England

• Rollestone, Witshire England.

Famous cave paintings from the paleolithic age can be found in...

• Lascaux, France

• Vézère Valley, France

• Cap Blanc Rock Shelter

• Abri du Poisson

Europe's largest and most important concentration of Megalithic Art. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Kazanlak and Sveshtari tombs

• Kazanlak and Sveshtari tombs

• Gimhae Yangdong-ri Tumuli

• Newgrange Burial Chamber

Mud and sun dried bricks, no windows except clerestories and batter walls diminishing towards the top are architectural characteristics of what period?

• Babylonian

• Egyptian

• Assyrian

• Persian