What is the earliest type of art produced by Stone Age Man?
The oldest known artform is the “cupule”, a hemispherical petroglyph, created by percussion, which occurs on vertical as well as horizontal surfaces. For more information about this extraordinary rock art, see: Cupules. For a guide to the first paleoart, see: Earliest Art. Q. What is the earliest known work of art? The oldest recorded paleoart is the Lower Paleolithic cupules at the Auditorium cave in India, dating to 290,000 BCE. For details, see: Bhimbetka Petroglyphs. Q. What is the earliest sculpture ever made? The first proto-sculptures are the Acheulian period figurines made by Homo erectus, which date from 200,000 BCE. For details and photographs, see: Venus of Berekhat Ram and the Venus of Tan-Tan. Later more refined statuettes appeared in Europe from 33,000 BCE onwards. For more, see: Venus Figurines. Q. How old are the earliest cave paintings? Painted by modern Homo sapiens, the oldest known cave murals occur in the Upper Paleolithic rock shelters of Chauvet, Pech-Merle, Cosq
