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Neolithic Period – “New Age” -began after the end of the last Ice Age and varied across cultures- 8000 BC -500 AD. The Art of these periods reflected that people had changed from hunter-gatherers to settlers living mainly in farming communities, giving a stability of agriculture producers.
Most of the Art of this period is functional and used in daily life – pottery or figures of deity that would be found in the living areas. There was a variety of larger sculptures, shrines, tombs and rock carvings and also jewelry that was created. There was no need for communities to travel. They had the time to refine their art and crafts.
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- What do you have in your house that is sculpture that describes life in the present ?