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Book Synopsis Imitation in Animals and Artifacts by : Chrystopher L. Nehaniv
Download or read book Imitation in Animals and Artifacts written by Chrystopher L. Nehaniv and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary overview of current research on imitation in animals and artifacts.
Book Synopsis Animals as Artifacts by : Katherine C. Grier
Download or read book Animals as Artifacts written by Katherine C. Grier and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Animals and Artifacts by : Diane Marie Smith
Download or read book Animals and Artifacts written by Diane Marie Smith and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While much has been written about Yellowstone National Park, few historians have discussed the history of its wildlife, particularly before 1916 when the National Park Service was established. "Animals and Artifacts" investigates how Yellowstone came to be identified as wildlife's last refuge in the American West while also trying to understand how the U.S. Cavalry concurrently trapped and shipped animals to the National Zoological Park and, eventually, to zoos around the country. It also questions how animal displays and exchanges came to be so integral to the Park's administration, overall mission, and national identity during these formative years. This study relies on primary documents from the National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution, including annual reports and correspondence dating from the establishment of the Smithsonian in 1846 until 1916 when the cavalry turned administration of the Park over to civilian control. Additional sources, including publications and newspapers from the period, were also consulted, as were secondary sources as appropriate. The research documents that the Smithsonian Institution, with its own well-established culture of specimen exchange initiated during its earliest years, viewed Yellowstone National Park as a primary source of specimens. In particular, it looked to the Park for animals of the American West, both living and dead, to display in Washington, D.C., entering excess specimens into its network of exchange. This special relationship helped define Yellowstone National Park's development and eventually transformed it into a center of animal displays. To understand how Yellowstone managers still haze animals back into the Park today requires a better understanding of how tourists, military administrators, and Smithsonian scientists alike all looked to Yellowstone to protect the wildlife of the American West while also expecting to see those animals on display. "Animals and Artifacts" looks at the early history of Yellowstone to better understand how this all came to pass.
Download or read book William Morris written by James Yood and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This oversize volume (12x12.5") is appropriate for display of glass artist Morris' beautiful recent sculptures--stunning depictions and explorations of themes related to archaeology, animals, and the hunt. Essays by James Yood (art theory and criticism, Northwestern University) and Tina Oldknow (curator, Museum of Glass, Corning, NY) provide background for the 268 plates (most in color). Morris is based near Seattle; his extensive exhibition, award, and bibliographic history is included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
Book Synopsis Creations of the Mind by : Eric Margolis
Download or read book Creations of the Mind written by Eric Margolis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-06-14 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creations of the Mind presents sixteen original essays by theorists from a wide variety of disciplines who have a shared interest in the nature of artifacts and their implications for the human mind. All the papers are written specially for this volume, and they cover a broad range of topics concerned with the metaphysics of artifacts, our concepts of artifacts and the categories that they represent, the emergence of an understanding of artifacts in infants' cognitive development, as well as the evolution of artifacts and the use of tools by non-human animals. This volume will be a fascinating resource for philosophers, cognitive scientists, and psychologists, and the starting point for future research in the study of artifacts and their role in human understanding, development, and behaviour. Contributors: John R. Searle, Richard E. Grandy, Crawford L. Elder, Amie L. Thomasson, Jerrold Levinson, Barbara C. Malt, Steven A. Sloman, Dan Sperber, Hilary Kornblith, Paul Bloom, Bradford Z. Mahon, Alfonso Caramazza, Jean M. Mandler, Deborah Kelemen, Susan Carey, Frank C. Keil, Marissa L. Greif, Rebekkah S. Kerner, James L. Gould, Marc D. Hauser, Laurie R. Santos, Steven Mithen
Book Synopsis Representing Animals by : Nigel Rothfels
Download or read book Representing Animals written by Nigel Rothfels and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2002-11-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are complex & often surprising connections between our imagining of animals & our cultural environment. Topics discussed in this collection include fox hunting, pet cloning, animatronic characters & how we displace our fear of aging onto our dogs.
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Artifacts by : Barbara Ann Kipfer
Download or read book Dictionary of Artifacts written by Barbara Ann Kipfer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing close to 3,000 words and definitions, Dictionary ofArtifacts is an indispensable reference for anyone workingwithin the field of archaeology. Entries detail artifact’s classification and typology;raw materials; methods and techniques of creation; principles andtechniques of examination and identification; and instructions forthe care and preservation of specimens. Along with a headword and definition, pronunciations, synonyms,cross-references, and the category/categories also accompany eachentry Drawings, photographs, and extensive annnotated bibliographyare included for more complete comprehension
Book Synopsis Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley by : Henry W. Henshaw
Download or read book Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley written by Henry W. Henshaw and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley' by Henry W. Henshaw is an examination of the sculptures left by the Mound-Builders in the Mississippi Valley. Henshaw explores the artistic ability of these ancient people, their skill in sculpture, and their tendency to imitate natural objects, especially birds and animals. The book includes a critical examination of the evidence offered in support of the identification of these sculptures, with particular emphasis on the accuracy of their resemblance to natural objects. The author's approach is from a naturalist's point of view, rather than an archeologist's, with the goal of determining the accuracy of the carvings. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the art and culture of the Mound-Builders.
Author :Pam J. Crabtree Publisher :University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ISBN 13 : Total Pages :120 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The Symbolic Role of Animals in Archaeology by : Pam J. Crabtree
Download or read book The Symbolic Role of Animals in Archaeology written by Pam J. Crabtree and published by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. This book was released on 1995-01-29 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume represent a range of approaches to the study of the symbolic roles of animals in human cultures. The theme that unites these papers is their use of a variety of different kinds of evidence—including archaeological, faunal, historical, ethnographic, artistic, and folkloric data—in the reconstruction of animal symbolism. MASCA Vol. 12
Book Synopsis Groups of Animals, Containing Forty-Four Plates, Drawn from the Life and Etched by : Samuel Howitt
Download or read book Groups of Animals, Containing Forty-Four Plates, Drawn from the Life and Etched written by Samuel Howitt and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Stone Effigies of the High Plains Hunters by : James Gaskins
Download or read book Stone Effigies of the High Plains Hunters written by James Gaskins and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is meant to educate and help people with the identification of unusual stones fashioned by early man. Many of these stones are nothing short of true works of art, as you will see. In these pages are photographs and drawings of stones collected over thirty years, and four years to write this book—60,000 words and 318 photos and drawings to help you understand how ancient man used and really looked at a stone, and you will too. There's no book like this on earth!
Book Synopsis The Cognitive Animal by : Marc Bekoff
Download or read book The Cognitive Animal written by Marc Bekoff and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2002-06-21 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifty-seven original essays in this book provide a comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of animal cognition. The contributors include cognitive ethologists, behavioral ecologists, experimental and developmental psychologists, behaviorists, philosophers, neuroscientists, computer scientists and modelers, field biologists, and others. The diversity of approaches is both philosophical and methodological, with contributors demonstrating various degrees of acceptance or disdain for such terms as "consciousness" and varying degrees of concern for laboratory experimentation versus naturalistic research. In addition to primates, particularly the nonhuman great apes, the animals discussed include antelopes, bees, dogs, dolphins, earthworms, fish, hyenas, parrots, prairie dogs, rats, ravens, sea lions, snakes, spiders, and squirrels. The topics include (but are not limited to) definitions of cognition, the role of anecdotes in the study of animal cognition, anthropomorphism, attention, perception, learning, memory, thinking, consciousness, intentionality, communication, planning, play, aggression, dominance, predation, recognition, assessment of self and others, social knowledge, empathy, conflict resolution, reproduction, parent-young interactions and caregiving, ecology, evolution, kin selection, and neuroethology.
Book Synopsis Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World by : Benjamin S. Arbuckle
Download or read book Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World written by Benjamin S. Arbuckle and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World explores the current trends in the social archaeology of human-animal relationships, focusing on the ways in which animals are used to structure, create, support, and even deconstruct social inequalities. The authors provide a global range of case studies from both New and Old World archaeology—a royal Aztec dog burial, the monumental horse tombs of Central Asia, and the ceremonial macaw cages of ancient Mexico among them. They explore the complex relationships between people and animals in social, economic, political, and ritual contexts, incorporating animal remains from archaeological sites with artifacts, texts, and iconography to develop their interpretations. Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World presents new data and interpretations that reveal the role of animals, their products, and their symbolism in structuring social inequalities in the ancient world. The volume will be of interest to archaeologists, especially zooarchaeologists, and classical scholars of pre-modern civilizations and societies.
Book Synopsis Guide to Palaeolithic Artifacts and Features of the Americas by : Richard Michael Gramly
Download or read book Guide to Palaeolithic Artifacts and Features of the Americas written by Richard Michael Gramly and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-07-17 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to Palaeolithic Artifacts and Features of the Americas is the go-to reference for stone, bone, antler, ivory, and wooden artifacts of the Palaeolithic era in the Americas. Written by Ricard Michael Gramly, an expert in the field, this book canvases a century of archaeological literature and scholarship and includes over 150 images to clearly and efficiently classify the artifacts discussed. Each artifact includes all the terms and synonyms by which it is classified, a visual depiction of the artifact, and the time period in which the artifact occurred in. Combining both Old and New World technologies, typologies and practices, this book is a must-have compilation for professional and amateur archaeologists, collectors of Palaeolithic artifacts, and the casual reader interested in the history of the Americas.
Book Synopsis Small Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound by : Thomas G. Nyland
Download or read book Small Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound written by Thomas G. Nyland and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound outlines the basic physical principles of ultrasound, as well as imaging artifacts and the use of ultrasonography, in a logical body-systems approach. This second edition is completely revised and up-to-date, detailing current developments in ultrasonography. Two completely new chapters on thoracic and musculoskeletal ultrasound, as well as revised coverage of cardiology, CT/MR, and the reproductive system make this edition even more useful and clinically relevant. Full-color illustrations and color Doppler images of abdominal organs enhance and clarify discussions in the text.
Book Synopsis Individuating Artifacts and Grouping Animals by : Travis L. Hartin
Download or read book Individuating Artifacts and Grouping Animals written by Travis L. Hartin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After hearing a novel label for an object, young children typically generalize it based on shape and/or function. Label generalization may also be affected by the specificity of children's pre-existing representation of the object. The more detailed this representation, the less likely children may be to extend the label to other objects. A previous study obtained support for this hypothesis in 4-year-olds, but not in younger children or adults. The goal of the dissertation was to test this representation specificity hypothesis in first graders. In Experiments 1 and 2, first graders were presented with novel artifacts or toy creatures. Children were asked to find a target object in a large set of objects. In the similar condition, two of these objects were very similar to the target object. In the dissimilar condition, none of the objects were similar to it. Children were hypothesized to develop a more detailed representation of the target object in the similar condition. Children were taught a name for the training object and then asked to extend it to other objects. For artifacts, children performed in a manner consistent with the representation specificity hypothesis, extending the label to fewer objects in the similar than in the dissimilar condition. However, for toy animals, this response pattern was reversed. Experiment 3 investigated one explanation for why results were different for animals than for artifacts. According to the shared context hypothesis, children interpret grouping to be a cue to category membership for similar animals, but not for similar artifacts. To test this hypothesis, children were shown photographs of a target object in various grouping contexts. They were then taught a label for the target object and asked to extend it to other objects. Children's label extension for animals was influenced by grouping context, whereas their label extension for artifacts was not. Thus, first graders tend to abide by the representation specificity hypothesis for artifacts, but the shared context hypothesis for animals. Ways in which these results may relate to other findings concerning children's acquisition of categories and word meanings are discussed.
Book Synopsis POPULAR HIST OF ANIMALS FOR YO by : Henry Scherren
Download or read book POPULAR HIST OF ANIMALS FOR YO written by Henry Scherren and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
