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The Smart Neanderthal

Author : Clive Finlayson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192518119
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book The Smart Neanderthal written by Clive Finlayson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the late 1980s the dominant theory of human origins has been that a 'cognitive revolution' (C.50,000 years ago) led to the advent of our species, Homo sapiens. As a result of this revolution our species spread and eventually replaced all existing archaic Homo species, ultimately leading to the superiority of modern humans. Or so we thought. As Clive Finlayson explains, the latest advances in genetics prove that there was significant interbreeding between Modern Humans and the Neanderthals. All non-Africans today carry some Neanderthal genes. We have also discovered aspects of Neanderthal behaviour that indicate that they were not cognitively inferior to modern humans, as we once thought, and in fact had their own rituals and art. Finlayson, who is at the forefront of this research, recounts the discoveries of his team, providing evidence that Neanderthals caught birds of prey, and used their feathers for symbolic purposes. There is also evidence that Neanderthals practised other forms of art, as the recently discovered engravings in Gorham's Cave Gibraltar indicate. Linking all the recent evidence, The Smart Neanderthal casts a new light on the Neanderthals and the 'Cognitive Revolution'. Finlayson argues that there was no revolution and, instead, modern behaviour arose gradually and independently among different populations of Modern Humans and Neanderthals. Some practices were even adopted by Modern Humans from the Neanderthals. Finlayson overturns classic narratives of human origins, and raises important questions about who we really are.

HLA 1991

Author : Kimiyoshi Tsuji
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book HLA 1991 written by Kimiyoshi Tsuji and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rock Carvings of Lake Onega

Author : Väino Poikalainen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789985604755
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Rock Carvings of Lake Onega written by Väino Poikalainen and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rock Art Studies: News of the World V

Author : Paul Bahn
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784913545
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (849 download)

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Book Synopsis Rock Art Studies: News of the World V by : Paul Bahn

Download or read book Rock Art Studies: News of the World V written by Paul Bahn and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fifth volume in the series Rock Art Studies: News of the World. Like the previous editions, it covers rock art research and management across the globe over a five-year period, in this case the years 2010 to 2014 inclusive.

Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

Author : Miguel Angel Rogerio-Candelera
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1138000094
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage written by Miguel Angel Rogerio-Candelera and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 2nd to 5th October 2012 an International Congress on Science and Technology for the conservation of Cultural Heritage was held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, organized by the Universidade of Santiago de Compostela on behalf of TechnoHeritage Network. The congress was attended by some 160 participants from 10 countries, which presented a total of 145 contributions among plenary lectures, oral, and poster communications. The congress was dedicated to eight topics, namely (1) Environmental assessment and monitoring (pollution, climate change, natural events, etc.) of Cultural Heritage; (2) Agents and mechanisms of deterioration of Cultural Heritage (physical, chemical, biological), including deterioration of modern materials used in Contemporary Art and information storage; (3) Development of new instruments, non invasive technologies and innovative solutions for analysis, protection and conservation of Cultural Heritage; (4) New products and materials for conservation and maintenance of Cultural Heritage; (5) Preservation of industrial and rural heritage from the 19th and 20th centuries; (6) Security technologies, Remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems for protection and management of Cultural Heritage; (7) Significance and social value of Cultural Heritage; and (8) Policies for conservation of Cultural Heritage. This volume publishes a total of ninety-three contributions which reflect some of the most recent responses to the challenge of cultural assets conservation.

Weapons and Tools in Rock Art

Author : Ana M. S. Bettencourt
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1789254930
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book Weapons and Tools in Rock Art written by Ana M. S. Bettencourt and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weapons and tools are frequently found depicted in rock art in many parts of the globe and different periods and in varying social contexts. This collection of papers by leading rock art specialists examines the subjective and metaphorical value of weapons and tools in art, the actions that created them, and their contexts. It also takes into account that such representations incorporate and transmit some kind of understanding about the world and the relationship between objects and humans. Contributors analyse objects and weapons as status symbols, as evidences of cultural contacts, as ideological devices, etc. Divided into regional sections which, for once, do not focus on Scandinavia, chapters deal with the representations of weapons and certain kinds of tools (such as axes and sickles) in different prehistoric, protohistoric and traditional community contexts all over the world. Attention focuses on rock art, but also looks at stelae and statue-menhirs, as well as other kinds of container or vehicle for this kind of depiction. The major concern is to discuss the possible meanings of these embodied signs in different areas and periods, since meanings are permeable both to time and space. Papers either centre their attention in broader approaches based on a specific area, region or people, or focus on particular case studies.

The Megalithic Architectures of Europe

Author : Luc Laporte
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781789258097
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book The Megalithic Architectures of Europe written by Luc Laporte and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First major synthesis by leading regional specialists in English of recent excavation results and new approaches to the study of megalithic monuments and their individual histories across Europe.

Images of Ancestors

Author : Jakob Munk Højte
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Images of Ancestors written by Jakob Munk Højte and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A certain intimacy with one's ancestors was essential to achieving status in the classical world. By referring to the illustrious exploits and qualities of his forebears, a man could strengthen his position in society. If his origins lacked sufficient glory, he could construct a family tree and testify to its authenticity through the judicious use of portraits and legendary allusions. In this volume, fifth in the Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity, eleven internationally recognised scholars analyse ancestral representation in ancient Greece, Etruria and Rome. While some contributions address the artistic, social and political significance of given portraits, others address broader themes: true and false forefathers in the portraits of Hellenistic rulers, the question of whether women were ancestors in republican Rome, and how the Roman non-elite used funerary statues to acquire an ancestor.

Mesolithic Europe

Author : Geoff Bailey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521147972
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (479 download)

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Download or read book Mesolithic Europe written by Geoff Bailey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the archaeology of the hunter-gatherer societies that inhabited Europe in the millennia between the Last Ice Age and the spread of agriculture, between 10,000 and 5,000 years ago. Traditionally viewed as a period of cultural stagnation, new data now demonstrate that this was a period of radical change and innovation. This was the period that witnessed the colonization of extensive new territory at high latitudes and high altitudes following postglacial climatic change, the development of seafaring, and the synthesis of the technological, economic, and social capabilities that underpinned the later development of agricultural and urban societies.

Archaeological Heritage Management

Author :
Publisher : International
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Heritage Management written by and published by International. This book was released on 1993 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of 21 papers for the Thematic Session on Archaeological Heritage Management of the General Assembly.

The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191663107
Total Pages : 1123 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines written by Timothy Insoll and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 1123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figurines dating from prehistory have been found across the world but have never before been considered globally. The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines is the first book to offer a comparative survey of this kind, bringing together approaches from across the landscape of contemporary research into a definitive resource in the field. The volume is comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, with dedicated and fully illustrated chapters covering figurines from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia and the Pacific laid out by geographical location and written by the foremost scholars in figurine studies; wherever prehistoric figurines are found they have been expertly described and examined in relation to their subject matter, form, function, context, chronology, meaning, and interpretation. Specific themes that are discussed by contributors include, for example, theories of figurine interpretation, meaning in processes and contexts of figurine production, use, destruction and disposal, and the cognitive and social implications of representation. Chronologically, the coverage ranges from the Middle Palaeolithic through to areas and periods where an absence of historical sources renders figurines 'prehistoric' even though they might have been produced in the mid-2nd millennium AD, as in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The result is a synthesis of invaluable insights into past thinking on the human body, gender, identity, and how the figurines might have been used, either practically, ritually, or even playfully.

The History of Archaeology

Author : Paul Bahn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131799941X
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book The History of Archaeology written by Paul Bahn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Archaeology: An Introduction provides global coverage with chapters devoted to particular regions of the world. The regional approach allows readers to understand the similarities and differences in the history of and approach to archaeology in various parts of the world. Each chapter is written by a specialist scholar with experience of the region concerned. Thus the book focuses on the earliest beginnings of archaeology in different parts of the world, and how it developed from being a pastime for antiquarians and collectors to a serious attempt to obtain information about past societies. Woven into the text are various boxes that explore key archaeologists, sites and important discoveries in the history of archaeology enriching the story of the discipline’s development. With such far ranging coverage, including an exploration of the little covered development of Russian and Chinese archaeology, The History of Archaeology is the perfect introduction to the history of archaeology for the interested reader and student alike.

Prehistoric Rock Art

Author : Paul G. Bahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521140870
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book Prehistoric Rock Art written by Paul G. Bahn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world.

The Bronze Age in Europe

Author : J. M. Coles
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317606000
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book The Bronze Age in Europe written by J. M. Coles and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an account of the development of European culture and society during the Bronze Age, the time span between c. 2000 and 700 BC. It was a period of remarkable innovation, seen for instance in the development and growth of metallurgy as a major industry, the spread of trading contacts, the origins of urbanism and the beginnings of social stratification. The study is divided chronologically into two, the earlier and later Bronze Age, giving a clear picture of the nature of the radical changes which occurred in the period as a whole. The geographical area covered, from the Atlantic shores across Europe into the Soviet Union and from northern Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, is too vast to be taken as one unit, and has been broken down into five regions; each is discussed in terms of settlement form, burial practices, ritual and religious sites, material culture, economic and social background, and trading patterns. The book describes and develops common themes that link together the different areas and cultural groups, rather than taking the typographical approach often adopted by Bronze Age specialists, and uses the results of radiocarbon dating to establish an objective chronology for the period. The text is generously illustrated and fully documented with radiocarbon dating tables and extensive bibliography. Our understanding of Bronze Age Europe is still increasing, but no other book of this scope had been written before this, in 1979. It is a major study of its time of interest to anyone looking beyond popular accounts of the day.