Question

What are three of the rock art periods in africa? describe each?

Answer 1

Rock paintings and engravings are Africa’s oldest continuously practiced art form. Depictions of elegant human figures, richly hued animals, and figures combining human and animal features—called therianthropes and associated with shamanism—continue to inspire admiration for their sophistication, energy, and direct, powerful forms. The apparent universality of these images is deceptive; content and style range widely over the African continent. Nevertheless, African rock art can be divided into three broad geographical zones—

southern

, 

central

, and 

northern

. The art of each of these zones is distinctive and easily recognizable, even to an untrained ey