Paleolithic art old stone 30 000 10 000 b c human beings at this time were strictly hunter gatherers which mean that they were constantly on the move in search of food.
Art of stone age.
2 500 000 10 000 bc see the stone bronze and iron ages from the very beginning of this period humans made stone tools if one counts these tools as works of art the history of art begins with the evolution of humans.
Tools however serve a physical purpose.
Also known as cave art.
They were also egalitarian which meant that both women and men enjoyed similar freedoms.
The art was portable or stationary and both of these art forms were limited in scope.
The birth of art.
For fuller lists see art of the upper paleolithic art of the middle paleolithic and category prehistoric art and its many sub categories.
The first phase of human existence was the paleolithic old stone age which spanned ca.
Parietal art paintings murals drawings etchings carvings and pecked artwork on the interior of rock shelters and caves.