What Is Paleolithic Art

Author : Jean Clottes
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780226188065

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What Is Paleolithic Art? by Jean Clottes Pdf

The noted archaeologist explores the varieties of prehistoric cave art across the world and offers surprising insights into its purpose and meaning. What drew our Stone Age ancestors into caves to paint in charcoal and red hematite, to watch the likenesses of lions, bison, horses, and aurochs as they flickered by firelight? Was it a creative impulse, a spiritual dawn, a shamanistic conception of the world? In this book, Jean Clottes, one of the most renowned figures in the study of cave paintings, pursues an answer to the “why” of Paleolithic art. Discussing sites and surveys across the world, Clottes offers personal reflections on how we have viewed these paintings in the past, what we learn from looking at them across geographies, and what these paintings may have meant—and what function they may have served—for their artists. Steeped in Clottes’s shamanistic theories of cave painting, What Is Paleolithic Art? travels from well-known Ice Age sites like Chauvet, Altamira, and Lascaux to visits with contemporary aboriginal artists, evoking a continuum between the cave paintings of our prehistoric past and the living rock art of today. Clottes’s work lifts us from the darkness of our Paleolithic origins to reveal surprising insights into how we think, why we create, why we believe, and who we are

Author : R. Dale Guthrie
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 0226311260

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The Nature of Paleolithic Art by R. Dale Guthrie Pdf

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Author : Randall White
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 0810942623

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Prehistoric Art by Randall White Pdf

Drawing on the most up-to-the-minute research on prehistoric art, an anthropologist presents a global survey, starting with the first explosion of imagery that occurred approximately 40,000 years ago but also including the creations of essentially "prehistoric" peoples living as recently as the early 20th century. 226 illustrations.

Author : Paul G. Bahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : 0521454735

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The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art by Paul G. Bahn Pdf

Beautifully illustrated in color with many rare and unique photographs, prints, and drawings, "The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art" presents the first balanced and truly worldwide survey of prehistoric art. A fascinating study of an often neglected area, the book is a powerful combination of illustration and analysis. 164 color plates. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Jeffrey Skoblow
Publisher : punctum books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780692321287

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In a Trance by Jeffrey Skoblow Pdf

"In a Trance is just the sort of genre-defying work we at Peanut and punctum and, as it happens, Jeffrey Skoblow, revel in. It is a book-length essay by a fiction writer. It is a fictional essay by a literary scholar. It is a gallant assay by a smart man who thinks while he walks, and he walks a lot.The book is a meta-meditation on Paleolithic cave drawings and the humans who ponder them. It is fact-based and entrancing just as the cave drawings are actual (existing in time - loosely - and space - more definitively) and mesmerizing. Skoblow is devising stories as "we" (humans) have always devised stories though in a less familiar mode, along a less travelled path.The essay draws on (!) the careful/thoughtful/whimsical notebooks kept by Skoblow over a dozen years. The notebooks record/illuminate/complicate his visits to twelve Paleolithic art sites as well as his deep, eccentric reading of texts concerned in some way with the subject of cave drawings by an array of scientists, anthropologists, archeologists, art historians, and other sundry enthusiasts and experts, so-called and otherwise."

Author : Nancy K. Sandars
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300052863

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Prehistoric Art in Europe by Nancy K. Sandars Pdf

Until around 10,000 BC art in Europe appears to have been in advance of the rest of the world and throws light on the total history of early man. The great masterpieces of cave-painting at Lascaux are well known, and one tradition of early sculpture is from the first surprizingly classical. With the shelter paintings of the Spanish Levant and the clay modelling and painted pottery of eastern Europe in the fourth and third millennia BC fresh artistic problems were tackled. Later still evolved the high technical accomplishment of the metal-workers, and this study concludes with an account of the new departures of Celtic La Tene art of the last four centuries BC.

Author : Christine Desdemaines-Hugon
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300159066

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Stepping-Stones by Christine Desdemaines-Hugon Pdf

“The next best thing to actually seeing the prehistoric cave art of southern Franc[e] . . . A rapturous guide through five major Ice Age sites” (Archaeology). The cave art of France’s Dordogne region is world-famous for the mythology and beauty of its remarkable drawings and paintings. These ancient images of lively bison, horses, and mammoths, as well as symbols of all kinds, are fascinating touchstones in the development of human culture, demonstrating how far humankind has come and reminding us of the ties that bind us across the ages. Over more than twenty-five years of teaching and research, Christine Desdemaines-Hugon has become an unrivaled expert in the cave art and artists of the Dordogne region. In Stepping-Stones she combines her expertise in both art and archaeology to convey an intimate understanding of the “cave experience.” Her keen insights communicate not only the incomparable artistic value of these works but also the near-spiritual impact of viewing them for oneself. Focusing on five fascinating sites, including the famed Font de Gaume and others that still remain open to the public, this book reveals striking similarities between art forms of the Paleolithic and works of modern artists and gives us a unique pathway toward understanding the culture of the Dordogne Paleolithic peoples and how it still touches our lives today. “Her vivid descriptions help readers visualize the Cro-Magnon man or woman painting the beautiful bison, horses, mammoths, and other symbols. [A] fine reading experience.” —Library Journal

Author : C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521406439

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Archaeological Thought in America by C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky Pdf

American archaeology today encompasses a huge range of approaches and draws eclectically on a multitude of academic disciplines. Until now, however, there has been no book seeking to separate the main strands and traditions of research and present a rounded picture of American archaeological thought in all its diversity. The seventeen essays in Archaeological Thought in America describe recent theoretical advances and present substantive interpretations of prehistoric data drawn from a variety of cultures and time-frames, including Mesoamerica, Central Asia, India and China. The contributors include many of the leading North American archaeologists of this generation.

Author : Bruno David
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780500773826

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Cave Art by Bruno David Pdf

An archaeological exploration of the mysterious world of cave art through the ages Deep underground, some of humanity’s earliest artistic endeavors have lain untouched for millennia. The dark interiors of caves, wherever they may be found, seem to have had a powerful draw for ancient peoples, who littered the cave floors with objects they had made. Later, they adorned cave walls with sacred symbols and secret knowledge, from the very first abstract symbols and handprints to complex and vivid arrangements of animals and people. Often undisturbed for many tens of thousands of years, these were among the first visual symbols that humans shared with each other, though they were made so long ago that we have entirely forgotten their meaning. However, as archaeologist Bruno David reveals, caves decorated more recently may help us to unlock their secrets. David tells the story of this mysterious world of decorated caves, from the oldest known painting tools to the magnificent murals of the European Ice Age. Showcasing the most astounding discoveries made in more than 150 years of archaeological exploration, Cave Art explores the creative achievements of our remotest ancestors and what they tell us about the human past.

Author : Difrine Madara
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783346056207

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Interpretation of prehistoric cave art in Europe by Difrine Madara Pdf

Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Archaeology, grade: A, Kenyatta University, language: English, abstract: This essay offers a critical analysis of various explanations that have been suggested for the meaning of European Paleolithic rock art. Rock or cave art has been recorded in Europe, Americas, Africa, Australia and Asia. In Europe, some of the recorded forms of rock art date back some 36000 years ago. However, archaeological findings show that it is until 18000 years ago that the European rock art flourished. This period is linked to the end of the Last Glacial Maximum (22000-19000 years ago) as climatic conditions began to improve i.e. the most critical point of the Ice Age. Nonetheless, Upper Paleolithic rock art disappeared during the transition period between Paleolithic-Mesolithic (12000 years) as Ice Age environmental conditions faded. After over a century of research on cave art, there still exists no consensus on the meanings of these prehistoric arts. Currently, the widely accepted view on interpretation of the Upper Paleolithic art is that most cave images are manifestations of Shamanic rituals mediated through visionary experience of altered states of consciousness. However, the question on how and why art come it being in Upper Paleolithic during the Ice Age remains largely unanswered. Berghaus argued that there is no single answer to the question but rather several layers of answers highlighting the issues and relationships between art and rituals as well as behavioral, social and cognitive issues within the human evolutionary environment.

Author : Jean-Marie Chauvet,Eliette Brunel Deschamps,Christian Hillaire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996-03-30
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015038183318

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Dawn of Art by Jean-Marie Chauvet,Eliette Brunel Deschamps,Christian Hillaire Pdf

This text, written by the three discoverers, provides a stirring account of the discovery of Chauvet Cave and the oldest known paintings in the world.

Author : Paul Pettitt,Paul Bahn,Sergio Ripoll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199299171

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Palaeolithic Cave Art at Creswell Crags in European Context by Paul Pettitt,Paul Bahn,Sergio Ripoll Pdf

This comprehensively illustrated book presents the Creswell art itself, the archaeology of the caves and the region, and the context of the Upper Palaeolithic era in Britain, as well as a number of studies of Palaeolithic cave art in Spain, Portugal, France, and Italy.

Author : Jean Clottes
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 0714857238

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Cave Art by Jean Clottes Pdf

The discovery of pre-historic decorated caves in western Europe transformed the way we think about the development of art. The earliest known evidence of human artistic endeavor, the awe-inspiring paintings, dramatic engravings and small, delicate sculptures of animals and humans found in these caves still hold a unique power and fascination, more than a century after they were first discovered. In this book, internationally renowned expert on prehistoric art Jean Clottes explores the origins of art and creativity. He takes the reader on a guided tour of 85 caves and rock shelters, many of which are not open to the public, revealing the extraordinary beauty of the works of art within them. Cave Art features more than 300 works from the Paleolithic period, made between 35,000 and 11,000 years ago, presented in geographical and chronological order.This comprehensive, accessible introduction to prehistoric art includes such spectacular works as the famous horses of Lascaux, the buffalo in the Altamira cave in Spain and the ivory carving of a woman's face found at Brassempouy in the south of France, as well as examples from less well-known sites. A wonderful range of animals is presented, from cave bears to reindeer, as well as mysterious abstract signs and schematic representations of human beings. Examples of portable art and sculpture are also included. While most of the caves described in the book are European, Cave Art also includes examples of open-air rock art made after the last ice age at sites around the world. With an unparalleled selection of images, Cave Art offers a unique guided tour of the earliest expressions of human creativity. Each work in Cave Art is illustrated by a color photograph, and accompanied by a clear, vivid explanatory text. A concise introduction tells the story of the discovery of the caves, and gives a clear outline of current knowledge, research and debate on the subject of prehistoric art. The book also includes a chronology, maps of the main caves and sites, a glossary and a list of sites that can be visited.

Author : Paule Marie Grand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Art
ISBN : UCLA:31158005194385

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Prehistoric Art: Paleolithic Painting and Sculpture by Paule Marie Grand Pdf

Author : David S. Whitley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132232542

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Cave Paintings and the Human Spirit by David S. Whitley Pdf

Whitley, one of the world's leading experts on cave paintings, rewrites the understanding of shamanism and its connection with artistic creativity, myth, and religion by interweaving archaeological evidence with the latest findings of cutting-edge neuroscience.