Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-12

animals which were his prey. His tools or
implements were sharply worked points or
sravers OF flint. Most of the specimens of
art work ere found in caves which had
been his habitations No one has suffi-
clent knowledge to justify the declaration
that all Specimens of this art work be-
loTg TO western Europe, but certain it Is
that most of the known specimens have
been produced from that country They
are found chiefly in the caverns of central
and southern France, and, while about
4oO specimens have been found and pre-
served. no one knows how many have been
missed or remain undiscovered The speci-
mems found in caverns were originally
thrown aside or lost in the debris and have
been protected by stalagmitic or other pro-
cesses, or of induration. In making these
excavations there is nothing to guide the
searcher to the place where they are like
ly to be found. He must depend on his
experience and good fortune. The speci-
mems are usually enveloped In blocks or
slabs, which by fnfiltration and induration
become hardened and must be quarried al
most like stone. In bringing these blocks
or slabs to the surface OF light many spec
linens are necessarily broken and lost,
and many others in the interior of the
block or slab are never discovered.
Purely Decorative.
"A few specimens of the art work of
the paleolithic period are purely decorative
and without attempt to make representa-
eioiA VI any tHii6, Dut LOT the most part
the objects were the animals of the period
and locality. Many animals now extinct
were represented, and in this way knowl-
edge OF their appearance has been pre-
served. The animals most frequently en-
gIaved we're the mammoth cave bear, Irish
elk. musk OK, reindeer, chamois, mountain
goat, urus or aurochs, horse, deer and
similar animals, and s6nally man. The ma
rine animals were well represented, includ-
1rg the seal, sea fon tortoise, turtle, fishes
and serpents. Some CT the objects thus
treated were purely ornamental, while 9TH
ers were unitarian. 'fatous de commando
ment,' poignard or dagger handles, and
similar specimens were for utility, while
other specimens were apparently intended
as playthings. This was the art of the
paleolithic period.
The Bronze Age.
THAT Of the succeeding PERIODS, the neo-
lithic and bronze ages was of different
style 1t was almost entirely decorative
and was etched or cut on pottery and
bronze objects of utility. During this pc
riod there was only the slightest attempt
on the part of the artists to represent
living or material objects. The decorative
art of that period consisted mostly of de-
signs in geometric forms, as squares, cir
Giles, lozenges, chevrons, herring bones, zig
Zags and cross hatch. p, DR.. Schlienlann
thought he discovered upon some of the
objects found in the third city of Troy
representations of burning affairs and occa-
sional rude representations of animals, like
the hare. The Swastika seems to have
been used throughout the latter period and
is believed to hive been a symbol repre-
senting good luck. good fortune, long life,
much happiness. &c, and to have been the
first and earliest symbols in use among
men.
These periods. neolithic and bronze
brought an entire change in the culture
nj mo u0tl ~, htc ri IJ<
sedentary. having a local habitation and
place of residence"