Sentences with phrase «ornamentation around»

There is evidence that Neanderthals in Europe used body ornamentation around 40,000 to 45,000 years ago, but many researchers have suggested this was inspired by modern humans who at the time had just arrived in Europe.

Not exact matches

The Initial Upper Palaeolithic was a period around 50,000 years ago when complex stone and bone tools appeared across Eurasia, along with body ornamentation like pierced shells and animal teeth, pigments and even musical instruments, says team member Tom Higham of the University of Oxford.

Humans moved into East Asia around the same time, but the area has yielded few examples of personal ornamentation of such antiquity.

Gaze around at the ornamentation and then explore the expansive main prayer hall, in total 40,000 worshipers can be seated in the impressive mosque.

We wanted to work around the idea of ornamentation, giving the impression that one is entering some sort of masonic temple.

Inspired by the bountiful Vanitas still - life paintings of 16th century Northern Europe and the excessive ornamentation of the Baroque period, Staschke captures the beauty and opulence of a moment in time — creamy and syrupy stacks of sweets — yet, decay and collapse is looming right around the corner.

They may be shaped like Queen Anne houses with wide wrap - around porches, but they have much less ornamentation.