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Rock Art (Part-1)
Rock Art (Part-1) drishtiias.com/printpdf/rock-art-part-1 About Rock Arts are ancient, human-made markings/paintings/sculptures made on natural stone. Rock art consists of paintings, drawings, engravings, stencils, prints, bas-relief carvings and figures in rock shelters and caves, on boulders and platforms. India houses one of the largest, richest and most diverse repositories of rock art. Prehistoric rock paintings, rock-cut architectures of caves & temples and sculptures carved out of rock are some examples of rock art in India. It is often divided into three forms: Petroglyphs: These are carved into the rock surface Pictographs: These are painted onto the surface Earth figures: These are formed on the ground Significance of Rock Art Spiritual and cultural heritage: Rock art reflects humankind’s rich spiritual and cultural heritage and has great significance to its creators and their descendants. It also has great significance to humanity generally. Its beauty, its symbolism, and its rich narrative means that it is widely appreciated and treasured internationally, regionally, and locally. Diverse cultural traditions: Its continued existence is important to help global communities recognize and learn about the diverse cultural traditions, their ancient origins and relationships to the landscapes they have inhabited. Tribal communities rely on the rock arts for deriving their cultural connections by following the customs engraved in the rock art. Source of history: The rock arts serve, as a “historical record”, detailing the hunting habits and ways of life of the local communities. 1/5 Prehistoric Rock Paintings Prehistoric: It can be defined as events that occurred before the existence of written records in a given culture or society. -
Den Himmel Stützen! Prozeß, Kognition, Macht, Geschlecht - Soziologische Reflexionen Zum Jung- Paläolithikum Hennings, Lars
www.ssoar.info Den Himmel stützen! Prozeß, Kognition, Macht, Geschlecht - soziologische Reflexionen zum Jung- Paläolithikum Hennings, Lars Veröffentlichungsversion / Published Version Monographie / monograph Empfohlene Zitierung / Suggested Citation: Hennings, L. (2014). Den Himmel stützen! Prozeß, Kognition, Macht, Geschlecht - soziologische Reflexionen zum Jung-Paläolithikum. Berlin. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-383212 Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Dieser Text wird unter einer Basic Digital Peer Publishing-Lizenz This document is made available under a Basic Digital Peer zur Verfügung gestellt. Nähere Auskünfte zu den DiPP-Lizenzen Publishing Licence. For more Information see: finden Sie hier: http://www.dipp.nrw.de/lizenzen/dppl/service/dppl/ http://www.dipp.nrw.de/lizenzen/dppl/service/dppl/ Den Himmel stützen! Prozeß, Kognition, Macht, Geschlecht – soziologische Reflexionen zum Jung-Paläolithikum Lars Hennings Berlin 2014 Den Himmel stützen! Prozeß, Kognition, Macht, Geschlecht – soziologische Reflexionen zum Jung-Paläolithikum Lars Hennings Jede Form des Kopierens – Text und Abbildungen – ist untersagt. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Berlin 2014 ISBN 978-1-291-84271-5 29.04.14 frei > www.LarsHennings.de [email protected] 3 Inhaltsverzeichnis Kasten A: Zeiträume .....................................................................4 Annäherung an eine Soziologie der Steinzeit ................................................5 Grundlagen .........................................................................................8 -
The Solutrean-Magdalenian Transition: a View from Iberia
Quaternary International 272-273 (2012) 75e87 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Quaternary International journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/quaint The SolutreaneMagdalenian transition: A view from Iberia J. Emili Aura a,*, Marc Tiffagom b, Jesús F. Jordá Pardo c, Elsa Duarte d, Javier Fernández de la Vega d, David Santamaria d, Marco de la Rasilla d, Margarita Vadillo e, Manuel Perez Ripoll e a University of Valencia, Prehistória i Arqueologia, Avda. Blasco Ibañez, 28, Valencia 46010, Spain b Museu de Prehistoria, Valencia, Spain c Laboratorio de Estudios Paleolíticos, UNED Madrid, Spain d Area de Prehistoria, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain e Dept. Prehistoria i Arqueologia, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain article info abstract Article history: The paper examines the Upper SolutreaneArchaic Magdalenian/Badegoulian succession on the base of Available online 18 May 2012 lithic and bone tool production, chrono-stratigraphic data and radiocarbon dates from the Cantabrian and Mediterranean regions of Iberia, mainly the areas of Asturias and Valencia (Spain). The discussion considers a reduced number of variables (characteristic stone tools, bone points and decoration tech- niques) and highlights the elements in common. The analysis concerning the transformation of lithic production at Cova del Parpalló provides new data for the Upper SolutreaneArchaic Magdalenian/ Badegoulian transition. Ó 2012 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction continuous incisions) at Badegoule and Le Placard. Nonetheless, all these elements are still characterized as Magdalenian. The techniques used for the manufacture of Solutrean stone The transition is not only defined by the shift from stone points points changed during the Last Glacial Maximum (hereafter LGM), to ones made of bone. -
Adorning the Dead a Bio-Archaeological Analysis of Ochre Application to Gravettian Burials
Adorning the Dead A Bio-Archaeological Analysis of Ochre Application to Gravettian Burials Sierra McKinney; University of Victoria ©2016 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Theoretical Orientation ...................................................................................................................... 4 Literature Review ................................................................................................................................. 5 History of Ochre Use: ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Gravettian Burials and the Archaeology Record: .................................................................................. 6 Methods of Ochre Application ...................................................................................................................... 8 Established Gravettian Regional Variation: ......................................................................................... 11 Material and Methodology ............................................................................................................... 14 Burial Database .............................................................................................................................................. 14 GIS Analysis ..................................................................................................................................................... -
Late Magdalenian Lithic Technological Organization at Lapa Do Picareiro, Central Portugal
University of Louisville ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository Electronic Theses and Dissertations 5-2017 Late Magdalenian lithic technological organization at Lapa do Picareiro, central Portugal. Melissa Jean Holst University of Louisville Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Holst, Melissa Jean, "Late Magdalenian lithic technological organization at Lapa do Picareiro, central Portugal." (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2720. https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/2720 This Master's Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has retained all other copyrights. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LATE MAGDALENIAN LITHIC TECHNOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AT LAPA DO PICAREIRO, CENTRAL PORTUGAL By Melissa Jean Holst B.A., University of Louisville, 2013 A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Louisville in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology Department of Anthropology University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky May 2017 LATE MAGDALENIAN LITHIC TECHNOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AT LAPA DO PICAREIRO, CENTRAL PORTUGAL BY Melissa Jean Holst B.A., University of Louisville, 2013 A Thesis Approved on March 31, 2017 By the following Thesis Committee: _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan A. Haws, Thesis Director _______________________________________ Dr. Telmo J. R. Pereira _______________________________________ Dr. -
Lithic Tool Kits: a Metronome of the Evolution Of
Lithic tool kits: A Metronome of the evolution of the Magdalenian in southwest France (19,000–14,000 cal BP) Mathieu Langlais, Anthony Sécher, Solène Caux, Vincent Delvigne, Laura Gourc, Christian Normand, Marta Sánchez de la Torre To cite this version: Mathieu Langlais, Anthony Sécher, Solène Caux, Vincent Delvigne, Laura Gourc, et al.. Lithic tool kits: A Metronome of the evolution of the Magdalenian in southwest France (19,000–14,000 cal BP). Quaternary International, Elsevier, 2016, 414, pp.92-107. 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.09.069. hal- 02296765 HAL Id: hal-02296765 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02296765 Submitted on 15 Dec 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Lithic Tool Kits: a Metronome of the Evolution of the Magdalenian in Southwest France (19,000–14,000 cal BP). Mathieu LANGLAIS1,3, Anthony SÉCHER2, Solène CAUX2, Vincent DELVIGNE2, Laura GOURC2, Christian NORMAND3, Marta SÁNCHEZ de la TORRE4 Corresponding author: [email protected] 1: CNRS PACEA UMR 5199 Univ. Bordeaux Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire CS 50 023 33615 Pessac cedex FRANCE 2: Univ. Bordeaux PACEA UMR 5199 Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire CS 50 023 33615 Pessac cedex FRANCE 3: Univ. -
The Aurignacian Viewed from Africa
Aurignacian Genius: Art, Technology and Society of the First Modern Humans in Europe Proceedings of the International Symposium, April 08-10 2013, New York University THE AURIGNACIAN VIEWED FROM AFRICA Christian A. TRYON Introduction 20 The African archeological record of 43-28 ka as a comparison 21 A - The Aurignacian has no direct equivalent in Africa 21 B - Archaic hominins persist in Africa through much of the Late Pleistocene 24 C - High modification symbolic artifacts in Africa and Eurasia 24 Conclusions 26 Acknowledgements 26 References cited 27 To cite this article Tryon C. A. , 2015 - The Aurignacian Viewed from Africa, in White R., Bourrillon R. (eds.) with the collaboration of Bon F., Aurignacian Genius: Art, Technology and Society of the First Modern Humans in Europe, Proceedings of the International Symposium, April 08-10 2013, New York University, P@lethnology, 7, 19-33. http://www.palethnologie.org 19 P@lethnology | 2015 | 19-33 Aurignacian Genius: Art, Technology and Society of the First Modern Humans in Europe Proceedings of the International Symposium, April 08-10 2013, New York University THE AURIGNACIAN VIEWED FROM AFRICA Christian A. TRYON Abstract The Aurignacian technocomplex in Eurasia, dated to ~43-28 ka, has no direct archeological taxonomic equivalent in Africa during the same time interval, which may reflect differences in inter-group communication or differences in archeological definitions currently in use. Extinct hominin taxa are present in both Eurasia and Africa during this interval, but the African archeological record has played little role in discussions of the demographic expansion of Homo sapiens, unlike the Aurignacian. Sites in Eurasia and Africa by 42 ka show the earliest examples of personal ornaments that result from extensive modification of raw materials, a greater investment of time that may reflect increased their use in increasingly diverse and complex social networks. -
On the Nature of Transitions: the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic and the Neolithic Revolution
On the Nature of Transitions: the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic and the Neolithic Revolution The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Bar-Yosef, Ofer. 1998. “On the Nature of Transitions: The Middle to Upper Palaeolithic and the Neolithic Revolution.” Cam. Arch. Jnl 8 (02) (October): 141. Published Version doi:10.1017/S0959774300000986 Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12211496 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA Cambridge Archaeological Journal 8:2 (1998), 141-63 On the Nature of Transitions: the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic and the Neolithic Revolution Ofer Bar-Yosef This article discusses two major revolutions in the history of humankind, namely, the Neolithic and the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic revolutions. The course of the first one is used as a general analogy to study the second, and the older one. This approach puts aside the issue of biological differences among the human fossils, and concentrates solely on the cultural and technological innovations. It also demonstrates that issues that are common- place to the study of the trajisition from foraging to cultivation and animal husbandry can be employed as an overarching model for the study of the transition from the Middle to the Upper Palaeolithic. The advantage of this approach is that it focuses on the core areas where each of these revolutions began, the ensuing dispersals and their geographic contexts. -
Homo Aestheticus’
Conceptual Paper Glob J Arch & Anthropol Volume 11 Issue 3 - June 2020 Copyright © All rights are reserved by Shuchi Srivastava DOI: 10.19080/GJAA.2020.11.555815 Man and Artistic Expression: Emergence of ‘Homo Aestheticus’ Shuchi Srivastava* Department of Anthropology, National Post Graduate College, University of Lucknow, India Submission: May 30, 2020; Published: June 16, 2020 *Corresponding author: Shuchi Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, National Post Graduate College, An Autonomous College of University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India Abstract Man is a member of animal kingdom like all other animals but his unique feature is culture. Cultural activities involve art and artistic expressions which are the earliest methods of emotional manifestation through sign. The present paper deals with the origin of the artistic expression of the man, i.e. the emergence of ‘Homo aestheticus’ and discussed various related aspects. It is basically a conceptual paper; history of art begins with humanity. In his artistic instincts and attainments, man expressed his vigour, his ability to establish a gainful and optimistictherefore, mainlyrelationship the secondary with his environmentsources of data to humanizehave been nature. used for Their the behaviorsstudy. Overall as artists findings was reveal one of that the man selection is artistic characteristics by nature suitableand the for the progress of the human species. Evidence from extensive analysis of cave art and home art suggests that humans have also been ‘Homo aestheticus’ since their origins. Keywords: Man; Art; Artistic expression; Homo aestheticus; Prehistoric art; Palaeolithic art; Cave art; Home art Introduction ‘Sahityasangeetkalavihinah, Sakshatpashuh Maybe it was the time when some African apelike creatures to 7 million years ago, the first human ancestors were appeared. -
Assessing Relationships Between Human Adaptive Responses and Ecology Via Eco-Cultural Niche Modeling William E
Assessing relationships between human adaptive responses and ecology via eco-cultural niche modeling William E. Banks To cite this version: William E. Banks. Assessing relationships between human adaptive responses and ecology via eco- cultural niche modeling. Archaeology and Prehistory. Universite Bordeaux 1, 2013. hal-01840898 HAL Id: hal-01840898 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01840898 Submitted on 11 Nov 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Thèse d'Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches Université de Bordeaux 1 William E. BANKS UMR 5199 PACEA – De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie Assessing Relationships between Human Adaptive Responses and Ecology via Eco-Cultural Niche Modeling Soutenue le 14 novembre 2013 devant un jury composé de: Michel CRUCIFIX, Chargé de Cours à l'Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique Francesco D'ERRICO, Directeur de Recherche au CRNS, Talence Jacques JAUBERT, Professeur à l'Université de Bordeaux 1, Talence Rémy PETIT, Directeur de Recherche à l'INRA, Cestas Pierre SEPULCHRE, Chargé de Recherche au CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette Jean-Denis VIGNE, Directeur de Recherche au CNRS, Paris Table of Contents Summary of Past Research Introduction .................................................................................................................. -
Bataille Looking 125
NOLAND / bataille looking 125 Bataille Looking Carrie Noland “Dans ce livre, j’ai voulu montrer . .” MODERNISM / modernity Georges Bataille’s Lascaux, ou la naissance de l’art (Lascaux, VOLUME ELEVEN, NUMBER or the Birth of Art) is a commissioned work.1 And, like all com- ONE, PP 125–160. missioned works, Lascaux bears the scars of compromise. To a © 2004 THE JOHNS reader well-versed in Bataille’s major works of the 1930s, how- HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS ever, the large-format, lushly illustrated volume of 1955 appears almost lacerated, a patchwork of textual summaries (of Johan Huizinga’s Homo Ludens and Roger Caillois’s L’Homme et le sacré, for instance) roughly stitched together at the seams. Bataille seems to have set himself the ambitious task of fitting all the pieces together, reconciling a generation of speculations on Paleolithic image-making with his own already well-devel- oped theories on the implication of art in religious action. Many of Bataille’s most faithful readers have found his study of “pre- historic art” disappointing, signaling a “retrenchment” rather than an advance.2 In Jay Caplan’s words, Bataille’s arguments in Lascaux are all too “familiar,”3 while for Michel Surya the work as a whole is “of less interest” than the contemporaneous La Carrie J. Noland is 4 souveraineté (1954) or Ma mère (1955). Associate Professor of In contrast, I will argue here that Lascaux is indeed a signifi- French at the University cant book, not only in its own right but also as a precursor to of California, Irvine. -
Homes for Hunters? Exploring the Concept of Home at Hunter-Gatherer Sites in Upper Paleolithic Europe and Epipaleolithic Southwest Asia
Current Anthropology Volume 60, Number 1, February 2019 91 Homes for Hunters? Exploring the Concept of Home at Hunter-Gatherer Sites in Upper Paleolithic Europe and Epipaleolithic Southwest Asia by Lisa A. Maher and Margaret Conkey In both Southwest Asia and Europe, only a handful of known Upper Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic sites attest to aggregation or gatherings of hunter-gatherer groups, sometimes including evidence of hut structures and highly structured use of space. Interpretation of these structures ranges greatly, from mere ephemeral shelters to places “built” into a landscape with meanings beyond refuge from the elements. One might argue that this ambiguity stems from a largely functional interpretation of shelters that is embodied in the very terminology we use to describe them in comparison to the homes of later farming communities: mobile hunter-gatherers build and occupy huts that can form campsites, whereas sedentary farmers occupy houses or homes that form communities. Here we examine some of the evidence for Upper Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic structures in Europe and Southwest Asia, offering insights into their complex “functions” and examining perceptions of space among hunter-gatherer communities. We do this through examination of two contemporary, yet geographically and culturally distinct, examples: Upper Paleolithic (especially Magdalenian) evidence in Western Europe and the Epipaleolithic record (especially Early and Middle phases) in Southwest Asia. A comparison of recent evidence for hut structures from these regions suggests several similarities in the nature of these structures, their association with activities related to hunter-gatherer aggregation, and their being “homes” imbued with quotidian and symbolic meaning. All of this is my home temporary, yet geographically and culturally distinct, exam- these fjords rivers lakes ples: the EP record (especially Early and Middle phases) in the cold the sunlight the storms Southwest Asia and the UP (especially Magdalenian) evidence The night and day of the fields in Western Europe.