Cueva de las Manos

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cueva-de-las-manos

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the chronological span of art?Artistic activity occurred in waves between approximately 7,300 BC and 700 AD
2. What is the archaeological significance?Considered paramount evidence for understanding early South American hunter-gatherer societies
3. How were the handprints made?People placed their hands on the rock and used hollow bones as blowpipes to spray natural pigments around their hands, creating clear stencils.
4. When were the handprints created?The art was made over a long period, from about 7,300 BC to 700 AD, showing many waves of activity.

Pre-Columbian South America: The period in South American history before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and European colonization.
Stratigraphic Dating: A method of dating geological or archaeological layers based on their relative positions in the earth.
Hunter-gatherer Societies: Human groups whose subsistence is based on the hunting of wild animals and the collection of wild plants.
UNESCO World Heritage Site: A designation given by UNESCO to locations of outstanding universal value, requiring international protection and recognition.