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Exploring
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Expl or mosaic. Adorned with gold and limestone,
it depicts daily life in a Roman city, with
street vendors lining the streets while

children play in alleyways. Sartorially, the

the World 's wealthy were dressed in togas lined with humanity’s first-
purple, whilst the regular citizens wore
the World 's
tunics. Truly a masterpiece.

Art
Art at least 5,000 years ago, with early examples ever art form:
The art of mosaic making dates back
cave paintings.

found in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.
Most cave paintings used natural
However, it flourished particularly in the pigments such as limonite and hematite for
Greek and Roman civilizations (AquaBlu, reds, oranges, yellows and browns, whilst
n.d.). Mosaic tiles were typically made black was sourced from charcoal or soot.
from various materials, including coloured (Natural Earth Paint et al., 2017) Most

glass, stone, shells or even gold. (History of depict hunts made by the cave dwellers,
Mosaics, n.d.) Mosaics were created using utilising tools such as spears, bows and
two primary techniques: tesserae and opus arrows, proving that they were far beyond
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sectile. The former technique involved the benighted savages that some individuals

using small, uniform square pieces believe (O’Hara, 2014, #). For instance,
(History of Mosaics, n.d.) (Stephan, 2016), the Lascaux Cave Paintings, located in
while the latter technique utilised larger, southwestern France, in the Lascaux cave
irregularly shaped pieces to form intricate complex houses some of the most famous

designs (Setia, 2008). Ancient mosaics cave paintings in the world. The paintings
depicted a wide range of subjects, including date back to the Upper Paleolithic period,
mythological scenes, religious motifs, approximately 20,000 years ago. The
hunts, exotic creatures, and action scenes. images depict various animals, including

(Stephan, 2016), (History of Mosaics, n.d.) horses, bulls, deer, and a variety of abstract

Art, a physical manifestation of a culture’s They were often used to decorate floors, symbols. (Clottes & Bradshaw Foundation,
creativity, is the forefather of history and the walls, and ceilings of public buildings and n.d.) Situated in Madhya Pradesh, India,
impetus to a contemporary consensus on ancient private homes. (Cartwright, 2013) the Bhimbetka rock shelters are home to
culture. From the esoteric to the conspicuous, art one of the oldest known cave painting sites
reveals itself in many forms. Constructed from Ever since the dawn of human in South Asia. The paintings date back

marble and glass, or woven from silk and cloth, it sapience, we have always established the to the Mesolithic periods, spanning over
only serves to accentuate the fluidity of art. Thus, concept of a home, be they austere or 30,000 years. The artworks depict human
it is salient to me as to why it is worth exploring grandiose. It would only be logical for us figures, animals, and scenes from

the world’s art. to find a suitable abode to rest, recuperate daily life. (smarthistory, 2022)
and sleep, when mankind of epochs gone

A researcher is struck by a scintillating by stumbled upon the perfect place: A brush, a pen and powder, what
reflection; he has struck gold. Brush by brush caves. Thus as they settled into their new do these tools have in common? These
and stroke by stroke, he reveals an ancient Roman home, they left behind equipment, pottery are the main components of cosmetics.
clothing and perhaps the progenitor to
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