Henry Moore's profound interest in the art of prehistory touched on many different aspects,from his early studies on and drawings of small sculptures and bas-reliefs of female creatures known as "Palaeolithic Venuses" (1926), to 'Primitive Art' (1941), written a few months after the bombing of London, and finally to "Three Standing Figures" (1948), "Seated Woman" (1958) and "Three Quarter Figure" (1961).The thread of passionate and continuous coherence that intertwines Moore's interest inprimitive art with his own art, from drawings to grandiose sculptures, unfolded over hisentire life, permeating his in-depth research into human identity. Following Moore's research, we reach back into the first archaeological discoveries in the second half of the 19th century, and the hostility and radical opposition the existence of human beings living thousands of years apart, and their art, aroused in the academic and religious environments.