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Eolith Research

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A Peer Review of James Harrod’s Acheulian Art “Religion” Claims https://eoliths.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-peer-review-of-james-harrods.html
#Eoliths #Archaeology #PrehistoricArt

January 9, 2026 at 7:37 AM

Eolith Research

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Ovate Handaxe Tools and the Symbolism of the Egg https://eoliths.blogspot.com/2026/01/ovate-handaxe-tools-and-symbolism-of-egg.html
#Eoliths #Archaeology #PrehistoricArt

Ovate Handaxe Tools and the Symbolism of the Egg

Acheulean ovate handaxes may have symbolised eggs not as cosmic emblems but as valued food sources, practical sustenance remembered in stone

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January 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM

Eolith Research

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Portable Rock Art Database at Eoliths.org https://eoliths.blogspot.com/2026/01/portable-rock-art-database-at-eolithsorg.html
#Eoliths #Archaeology #PrehistoricArt

January 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM

kosatka

@orcaccino.bsky.social

Kotar patrolling his snowy domain. art by @sumsackytitz.bsky.social!

[ #dino #dinosaur #baryonyx #spinosaurid #orca #feral #winter #snow #paleoart #prehistoricart ]

A black-and-white baryonyx with orca-like markings stands against a snowy forest. His eyes are glowing green, and water is dripping from is body. His head, with mouth open, is turned towards his body. He looks somewhat threatening, as if you have encountered him during his patrol of the forest.

January 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM

Eolith Research

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Flint Flake Mechanics: Stacked Constraints and the Probability of Agency https://eoliths.blogspot.com/2025/12/flint-flake-mechanics-stacked.html
#Eoliths #Archaeology #PrehistoricArt

Flint Flake Mechanics: Stacked Constraints and the Probability of Agency

An analysis of flint flake mechanics and evidence of agency in Palaeolithic flintwork, examining stacked constraints and dismissal of early artefacts.

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December 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM

weeramix

@weeramix.bsky.social

Maiasaura moving together as a herd during seasonal movement.

#Maiasaura #DinosaurArt #PrehistoricArt #CreatureArt #DigitalPainting
#ColorStudy #ConceptArt #VisualDevelopment #CinematicArt
#FantasyArt #Weeramix

December 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Eolith Research

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The Eolith Atlas – A Visual Database of Classic “Dawn Stone” Finds https://eoliths.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-eolith-atlas-visual-database-of.html
#Eoliths #Archaeology #PrehistoricArt

November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM

Aaron Lipstein

@dinoboyart.bsky.social

Also take more prehistoric animals! Haha! #prehistoricart #prehistoricaniamls #dinosaurs #art

November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Eolith Research

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World’s Oldest Stone Tools — Not Out of Africa, but Here in the U.K. on the South Downs https://eoliths.blogspot.com/2025/11/worlds-oldest-stone-tools-not-out-of.html
#Eoliths #Archaeology #PrehistoricArt

World???s Oldest Stone Tools ??? Not Out of Africa, but Here in the U.K. on the South Downs

Flint tools and eoliths from the South Downs reveal advanced technologies millions of years old ??? redefining human origins beyond Africa.

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November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM

armchairartshare.bsky.social

@armchairartshare.bsky.social

Travel back over 40,000 years to explore the dawn of human creativity—Prehistoric Art!
#PrehistoricArt #ArtHistory #arteducation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yYU...

November 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM

weeramix

@weeramix.bsky.social

Practicing dinosaur structure and anatomy study. 🦖

#DinosaurStudy #StructureDrawing #AnatomyPractice #CreatureDesign #SketchStudy #DinosaurArt #ConceptSketch #ArtStudy #Weeramix #DrawingPractice #PrehistoricArt #AnatomyDrawing #DigitalSketch #ArtProcess

November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM

mandolin mama

@mandolinmama.bsky.social

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i feel like all these people are waving 'hello' to us from thousands of years ago...

👋🕊

#caveart #prehistoricart #argentina

November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM

CSKDesignCrafts

@cskdesigncrafts.bsky.social

Combine learning with creativity through detailed dinosaur coloring pages that teach about ancient creatures while developing artistic skills. #DinosaurExperience #EducationalColoring #PrehistoricArt

https://cskdesigncrafts.com/

October 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM

CSKDesignCrafts

@cskdesigncrafts.bsky.social

Embark on dino coloring adventures! Prehistoric art journey perfect for young explorers fascinated by ancient creatures and fossils. #DinoColoringAdventures #PrehistoricArt #YoungExplorers

https://cskdesigncrafts.com/

October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM

CSKDesignCrafts

@cskdesigncrafts.bsky.social

Learn about dinosaurs through engaging coloring pages! This educational prehistoric fun combines facts with artistic expression. #DinosaurLearningPages #EducationalFun #PrehistoricArt

https://cskdesigncrafts.com/

October 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Eolith Research

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Dating Flint Artifacts with Patina https://eoliths.blogspot.com/2025/10/dating-flint-artifacts-with-patina.html
#Eoliths #Archaeology #PrehistoricArt

Dating Flint Artifacts with Patina

How patina forms on flint and how to measure it. Use this thickness???time chart to estimate lower/upper age bounds for flint artifacts.

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October 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM

mzbn50

@mzbn50.bsky.social

The Top 10 Most Impressive Artifacts from Karahan Tepe: A Glimpse into an 11,500-Year-Old Civilization businessturkeytoday.com/the-top-10-m...

#KarahanTepe, #GöbekliTepe, #TaşTepeler, #ancientTurkey, #archaeology, #prehistoricart, #ancientcivilization, #history #Turkeyheritage, #stonecarving,

The Top 10 Most Impressive Artifacts from Karahan Tepe: A Glimpse into an 11,500-Year-Old Civilization | Business Turkey Today

Discover the top 10 artifacts from Karahan Tepe, the 11,500-year-old site in Turkey that rivals Göbekli Tepe, featuring totems, statues, and carvings that reveal humanity’s earliest spiritual expressi...

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October 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM

Eolith Research

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Eoliths and Flint Tools | Revelation in Stone Ep.2 Part 3 https://eoliths.blogspot.com/2025/10/eoliths-and-flint-tools-revelation-in.html
#Eoliths #Archaeology #PrehistoricArt

Eoliths and Flint Tools | Revelation in Stone Ep.2 Part 3

Discover ancient flint tools, eoliths, and figure stones from the South Downs???Acheulean, Oldowan, and unifacial plate-flint assemblages explained in R

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October 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Colsarico

@colsarico.bsky.social

A Lone Woolly Mammoth during the Last Ice Age, when things were getting warmer now and he's living peacefully...
(spoiler alert, there's a group of Cro-Magnons behind that bush with spears!!)
#WoollyMammoth #prehistoricart #traditionalart #paleoart

October 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM

Esther van Hulsen wildlife art

@esthervanhulsen.bsky.social

Spinosaurus
Copic Markers and colored pencil on Schoellershammer paper
11.8″ x 8.3″ (30 x 21 cm)

#paleoart #paleoillustration #spinosaurus #cretaceous #prehistoricart #extinctanimals #naturalhistoryillustration #dinosaurart #animalart

September 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM

History Of Old

@historyofold.bsky.social

...rful reminder that our planet still holds incredible secrets, and sometimes, the most extraordinary discoveries are made by chance, by the simple curiosity of a few adventurous souls.

#PrehistoricArt #Archaeology #LascauxCaves

September 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM

AllThatHistory

@allthathistory.bsky.social

Spanish researchers just created an incredible 3D digital map of La Pileta Cave using smartphone LiDAR! This 100,000-year-old site contains amazing prehistoric art that's now preserved forever digitally.

#Archaeology #Technology #PrehistoricArt