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paleoart

American  
[pay-lee-oh-ahrt] / ˈpeɪ li oʊˌɑrt /
especially British, palaeoart

noun

  1. designs, images, messages, or symbols created by ancient or prehistoric humans in the form of paintings, carvings, etchings, patterned rock arrangements, etc.


Etymology

Origin of paleoart

First recorded in 1920–25; paleo- ( def. ) + art 1 ( def. )


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Davis hopes this study helps set a new scientific standard for all paleoart from physical illustrations and sculptures to digital models.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 10, 2022

The more we know, the less room there is for the creativity that made early paleoart so enchanting.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017

Hawkins’s sculptures were some of the earliest works of paleoart — art that depicts prehistoric animals and ecosystems based on fossil evidence.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017

Similar to other fossil groups, also paleoart involving plants experienced various phases.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 23, 2012

“History of Geology” will be dedicated until the end of the world year to two topics – the evolution of paleoart and – appropriately – the supposed age and end of the earth.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 23, 2012

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