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Author : Jean Clottes
Release : 1996
Genre : Cosquer Cave (France)
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Book Synopsis The Cave Beneath the Sea : Paleolithic Images at Cosquer by : Jean Clottes
Download or read book The Cave Beneath the Sea : Paleolithic Images at Cosquer written by Jean Clottes. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jean Clottes
Release : 1996-03-30
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Cave Beneath the Sea by : Jean Clottes
Download or read book Cave Beneath the Sea written by Jean Clottes. This book was released on 1996-03-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An underwater cave containing Paleolithic paintings and engravings of animals, complex geomatric signs, stenciled human hands and innumerable finger tracing.
Author : David S. Whitley
Release : 2001
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 567/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Handbook of Rock Art Research by : David S. Whitley
Download or read book Handbook of Rock Art Research written by David S. Whitley. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there has always been a large public interest in ancient pictures painted or carved on stone, the archaeological study of rock art is in its infancy. But intensive amounts of research has revolutionized this field in the past decade. New methods of dating and analysis help to pinpoint the makers of these beautiful images, new interpretive models help us understand this art in relation to culture. Identification, conservation and management of rock art sites have become major issues in historical preservation worldwide. And the number of archaeologically attested sites has mushroomed. In this handbook, the leading researchers in the rock art area provide cogent, state-of-the-art summaries of the technical, interpretive, and regional advances in rock art research. The book offers a comprehensive, basic reference of current information on key topics over six continents for archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and rock art enthusiasts.
Author : Andrew J. Lawson
Release : 2012-05-24
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 228/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Painted Caves by : Andrew J. Lawson
Download or read book Painted Caves written by Andrew J. Lawson. This book was released on 2012-05-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from an archaeological perspective, Painted Caves is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the oldest art of Western Europe: the very ancient paintings found in caves. Lawson offers an up to date overview of the geographical distribution of the sites and their significance within the varied network of Palaeolithic art.
Author : David Lewis-Williams
Release : 2004-04-17
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art by : David Lewis-Williams
Download or read book Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art written by David Lewis-Williams. This book was released on 2004-04-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The breathtakingly beautiful art created deep inside the caves of western Europe has the power to dazzle even the most jaded observers. Emerging from the narrow underground passages into the chambers of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet, and Altamira, visitors are confronted with symbols, patterns, and depictions of bison, woolly mammoths, ibexes, and other animals. Since its discovery, cave art has provoked great curiosity about why it appeared when and where it did, how it was made, and what it meant to the communities that created it. David Lewis-Williams proposes that the explanation for this lies in the evolution of the human mind. Cro-Magnons, unlike the Neanderthals, possessed a more advanced neurological makeup that enabled them to experience shamanistic trances and vivid mental imagery. It became important for people to "fix," or paint, these images on cave walls, which they perceived as the membrane between their world and the spirit world from which the visions came. Over time, new social distinctions developed as individuals exploited their hallucinations for personal advancement, and the first truly modern society emerged. Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are skillfully interwoven here with the still-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research. The Mind in the Cave is a superb piece of detective work, casting light on the darkest mysteries of our earliest ancestors while strengthening our wonder at their aesthetic achievements.
