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Before Architecture man had to rely on caves as a form of shelter. We know this from the many paintings that have been found from the Paleolithic period within the caves throughout France and Spain. (Figures 1-7, 1-8, 1-10). By finding these paintings we can learn a lot about man. We can tell what sort of tools they used in creating these dwellings, what they believed, and what animals roamed the earth at that time. The first permanent dwelling we learn about is the mammoth bone house from 16,000 bce (figure 1-2). This was the beginning of Architecture for man. This was a huge step in the evolution of man. He no longer had to find a temporary place to live as he moved around. They could now have a place where they could settle and essentially creat