Prehistoric
times have dated back a number of years to where numerous studies have
found some ancient paintings. Various types of artifacts have been
discovered in different places such as high and low type burial grounds.
This
first picture is of a woman from the Prehistoric Period, which is also
known as the oldest part of Cypriot history. There is a small article
that covers the period of 10,000 to 800 BC which immediately ends before
written records of civilization. An example of this is of the first
mention of Cyprus by the Romans.
The
Minoan culture is said to be the oldest society in Europe. This culture
has occurred in Crete. This is made up of four different periods; Pre
Palatial, Protophial, Neopalatial, and the Post Palatial times. The
greatest amount of relics that we have today are Cycladic statuettes and
pottery fragments.
The reason why I chose these pictures is that in both
images, the color textures show highs and lows of different shades of
coloring. This seems to overlay throughout both types of paintings and
to the way of the people, but more importantly, how the women from both
cultures were mostly portrayed.
