In the history of art, prehistoric art is all art produced in preliterate, prehistorical cultures beginning somewhere in very late geological history, and generally continuing until that culture either develops writing or other methods of record-keeping, or makes significant contact with another culture that has, and ...

There are many well-known examples of ancient art. Some of the best-known examples are the Great Pyramids of Giza (c. 2,560 BCE), Stonehenge (c. 3,000 BCE), and the Parthenon (c.

What types of artworks have been discovered from ancient civilizations? Artwork from ancient civilizations have included sculptures, pottery, frescoes, mosaics, jewelry, and metalwork. Sculptures were often created out of stone, wood, and ceramic materials, such as the famous iconic Moai monuments of Easter Island.

Ancient art refers to the many types of art produced by the advanced cultures of ancient societies with different forms of writing, such as those of ancient China, India, Mesopotamia, Persia, Palestine, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.