The prehistoric period dates back to 17,000 BC, and there were two different ages; The Paleolithic, and the Neolithic. Caves were the earliest form of shelters for humans at this time. The caves in Lascaux, France the walls are composed of 1500 engravings, as well as 600 figures such as animals, humans, and symbols. They used charcoal to create these various drawings on the cave walls. Decoration was not a main concern for humans back then because their main focus was survival, as well as protection. The earliest example of a home was the Skara-Brae which was in a neolithic village in Scotland in 2,000 to 1500 BC. This home was made out of stone and contain various different built ins such as: shelving, sleeping platforms, and other furniture. The homes in this time period were decorated with various different hand made items by the people living in these homes. The colors were all natural of course, and the walls were composed of art that they provided by drawing them on the walls. The way that these houses were designed as well as organized were based on functionality. The stonehenge was a result during the neolithic period which was the true inspiration on architecture. It consisted of the "Post and Lintel" construction. The posts being being the vertical stones, and the Lintel being the horizontal beam. The construction of the stonehenge was very durable and the construction of it inspired the construction of the later homes. Another interesting thing about this time period is that they based their decisions on their homes purely on the location, this being because like i said protection and survival is everything to them. Also you'll notice in the pictures that they didn't decorate with unnecessary stuff because it made it harder to move. They didn't want to carry a lot of random stuff just for decoration purposes. Although, thy still decorate they just decorate with various different things that they can use in there everyday life.
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