New Light on Old Art: Recent Advances in Hunter-Gatherer Rock Art Research
Новый взгляд на древнее искусство: последние достижения в исследовании наскального искусства охотников-собирателей
1995-06-01
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Rock art is the most visible aspect of the prehistoric hunter-gatherer archaeological record. Covering cave walls, cliff slides and boulder faces with painted and engraved designs, it challenges the archaeologist to address the symbolic, aesthetic, and religious sides of the past. Though traditionally marginalized in mainstream archaeology, recent advances in chronometric dating and interpretive techniques along with the development of cognitive archaeology, have brought rock art studies to the substantive and methodological forefront of the discipline.Series: Monograph 36
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Advances in chronometric dating have strengthened the methodological foundations of hunter-gatherer rock art studies.
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New interpretive techniques and the development of cognitive archaeology have moved rock art research from the margins toward the forefront of archaeological scholarship.
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Rock art is the most visible component of the prehistoric hunter-gatherer archaeological record, appearing on caves, cliffs, and boulder surfaces.
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Rock art research addresses symbolic, aesthetic, and religious dimensions of hunter-gatherer pasts that are difficult to access archaeologically.
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prehistoric hunter-gatherer rock art
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the symbolic, aesthetic, religious, chronological, and cognitive dimensions of rock art and advances in their archaeological interpretation
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