Sunday, January 18, 2015

Peer Review: Prehistoric

Paige Perry :  I really like that Paige broke down prehistory into the three time periods. It helps a lot when following the progression of design throughout prehistory.  The pictures in each paragraph really emphasize the main focus of the period and what was being accomplished in during that time. She is also listed accurate assumptions of the people’s lives (using giant stones as a place of ritual and taking advantage of their natural resources) based on her information.


Mackenzie Carpenter:  Mackenzie does a great job emphasizing the importance of the symbols and paintings that made up the design of furniture, paintings, architecture and more. Stonehenge and Skara Brae are excellent examples of architecture and she touches on the intelligence of the people by showing how organized the interior of the homes were.  To me, this only adds to the mystery of what the people were capable of inventing in order to move the stones to create Stonehenge.  I also really like the pictures she chose to show modern applications of furniture. 

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Prehistoric- Newgrange Monument Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z25b8z3Ztso

Newgrange prehistoric monument in County, Meath, Ireland
Prehistoric

     The society in the Prehistoric time period created the building blocks on how to meet basic needs with food,shelter and safety most likely being their top priorities. Homes and furniture was constructed of stone, wood and other natural resources. Caves were also used as shelter and animal hides were given many uses such as blankets, clothes, and even roofing. Resources that the society had access to was put to use in the fullest extent In the homes/ caves, paintings were used as artwork and also represented what was highly valued such as tribal loyalty, religion, hunting and sacrifices. Along with patterns and art, there were homes found with organization structures and strategically placed areas of cooking and sleeping which shows how innovative and intelligent the people were.




Architecture 
      
                       Prehistoric Scotland                                      Dolmen of Mores- 3rd millennium BC



Modern Applications



 
natural stone bathroom                                                     
                                                                                                   beams representing stonehenge columns


       couch style seating representing stone furniture and fur blanket