New Perspectives on Prehistoric Art

Name: New Perspectives on Prehistoric Art
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ISBN: 9780275978136

ISBN-10: 0275978133

ISBN-13: 9780275978136

Edition: 2004

Authors: Gunter Berghaus

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Following the discovery of Franco-Caribbean cave art in the nineteenth century, standard interpretations of these works usually revolved around hunting, magic, and fertility cults. Orthodox positions such as these have weighed heavily on later generations of art historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists, even those whose views dissented from those of their predecessors. In the last few decades, however, new approaches to cave art, often based on discoveries made in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, and the Arctic region, have produced new insights into possible meanings and functions of prehistoric paintings and sculptures. This new collection of essays explores these insights,…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 4/30/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990



Preface


The Discovery and Study of Prehistoric Art



Consciousness, Intelligence, and Art: A View of the West European Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition



Hunter-Gatherer Imagery in Aboriginal Australia: Interpreting Rock Art by Informed and Formal Methods



Cyclical Nucleation and Sacred Space: Rock Art at the Center



Women in Prehistoric Art



Art in Human Evolution



Paleoperformance: Investigating the Human Use of Caves in the Upper Paleolithic



Rock Art and Rock Sites as Indicators of Prehistoric Theater and Ritual Performances



European Modernism and the Arts of Prehistory



Selective Bibliography



Index


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