More than 6,000 years ago people were telling stories, but not with words. They captured their lives in pictures on the walls of caves and other rock surfaces. This was a preliterate time of human existence, or a time before language was written down and people were able to read and write. But the stories these ancients told in pictures still engage the mind in astonishing ways. These chroniclers of their times gave us the gift of ancient sight. We can see how life was lived thousands of years ago just by looking at these artfully painted images. How amazing is that? Continue reading
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Picture This! Ten Mysterious Examples of Rock Art from the Ancient World
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Tagged ancient communications, ancient history, Ancient Origins, AntiquityNOW, pictograms, pictorgraphs, rock art, social studies
Exploring LegacyQuest 2014! Social Media: Dreaming Through the Ages
Over the next several weeks we’re going to be featuring each of the 2014 LegacyQuest video entries in a blog post exploring the video and its creators. We are so proud of the students and teachers who took part in this year’s inaugural festival and we want to share their work with the world. Continue reading