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Book Synopsis Mousterian "bone flute" and other finds from Divje Babe I cave site in Slovenia by : Giuliano Bastiani
Download or read book Mousterian "bone flute" and other finds from Divje Babe I cave site in Slovenia written by Giuliano Bastiani and published by Založba ZRC. This book was released on 1997 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most topical Middle Paleolithic site in Slovenia is presented in full detail in this series. The Divje Babe I cave site became famous for the discovery of what current investigations indicate could be the oldest human flute known, made of the bone of a cave bear. The principal parts of the book address typological, technological, acoustic and musicological aspects of this remarkable find. Individual chapters present the stratigraphy, chronology, fauna and flora from the site, in addition to the Paleolithic material finds up to the layer including the bone flute.
Book Synopsis Mousterienska "Koscena Piscal" in druge najdbe iz divjih bab i V Sloveniji by : Giuliano Bastiani
Download or read book Mousterienska "Koscena Piscal" in druge najdbe iz divjih bab i V Sloveniji written by Giuliano Bastiani and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Origins of Music by : Nils L. Wallin
Download or read book The Origins of Music written by Nils L. Wallin and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2001-07-27 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book can be viewed as representing the birth of evolutionary biomusicology. What biological and cognitive forces have shaped humankind's musical behavior and the rich global repertoire of musical structures? What is music for, and why does every human culture have it? What are the universal features of music and musical behavior across cultures? In this groundbreaking book, musicologists, biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, ethologists, and linguists come together for the first time to examine these and related issues. The book can be viewed as representing the birth of evolutionary biomusicology—the study of which will contribute greatly to our understanding of the evolutionary precursors of human music, the evolution of the hominid vocal tract, localization of brain function, the structure of acoustic-communication signals, symbolic gesture, emotional manipulation through sound, self-expression, creativity, the human affinity for the spiritual, and the human attachment to music itself. Contributors Simha Arom, Derek Bickerton, Steven Brown, Ellen Dissanayake, Dean Falk, David W. Frayer, Walter Freeman, Thomas Geissmann, Marc D. Hauser, Michel Imberty, Harry Jerison, Drago Kunej, François-Bernard Mâche, Peter Marler, Björn Merker, Geoffrey Miller, Jean Molino, Bruno Nettl, Chris Nicolay, Katharine Payne, Bruce Richman, Peter J.B. Slater, Peter Todd, Sandra Trehub, Ivan Turk, Maria Ujhelyi, Nils L. Wallin, Carol Whaling
Book Synopsis Musical Instruments by : Lamberto Tronchin
Download or read book Musical Instruments written by Lamberto Tronchin and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-02-19 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of the acoustic and vibrational characteristics of musical instruments in terms of their mechanical behavior, sound emission, and characteristics started thousands of years ago, and among the physicists and mathematicians that addressed this matter, we should at least recognize Leonardo da Vinci, with his experimental water organ, and Ernst Chladni, who discovered nodal patterns on rigid surfaces such as soundboards. The growing awareness of our intangible cultural heritage and the need to better understand our roots in the field of music have contributed to increasing the efforts to extend our knowledge in this field, defining new physical parameters, extending the analysis to other musical instruments, and developing new methods to synthesize sound from musical instruments using a simple keyboard.
Book Synopsis Fang or Flint? Crosscurrents by : Bob Fink
Download or read book Fang or Flint? Crosscurrents written by Bob Fink and published by Robert Martin Fink. This book was released on with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Divje babe I. written by Ivan Turk and published by Založba ZRC. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monografija obravnava vse arheološke najdbe tega najdišča (kamnite in koščene izdelke, ognjišča in z njimi povezane obognjiščne dejavnosti in posamične kostne najdbe, ki so bile predmet manipulacij paleolitskih obiskovalcev Divjih bab I), vse s pomočjo raziskovalnih tehnik, ki doslej niso bile uporabljene pri tovrstnih raziskavah v Sloveniji. Avtorji so po njihovi zaslugi prišli od prvotnih predvidevanj do nekaterih nepričakovanih dobro argumentiranih spoznanj na področju slabo poznanega duhovnega sveta neandertalcev – evropskih praprebivalcev. Monografija ima 17 poglavij in se navezuje na ugotovitve o klimatskih in okoljskih spremembah v času mlajšega pleistocena kot so zabeležene neposredno v sedimentnem profilu najdišča in njegovi paleontološki vsebini. Te spremembe so bile podrobno podane v 1. delu monografije iz leta 2007 in so povzete v Dodatku 2. dela monografije, kjer je predstavljena geološka razčlemba profila na podlagi fizikalnih in (bio)kemičnih lastnosti sedimentov. Drugi del obravnava vpliv teh sprememb na vedenjske vzorce neandertalcev, ki se odslikavajo v obljudenosti jame, izrabi jamskega prostora in ne nazadnje v njihovih izdelkih, predvsem v izboru surovin zanje in njihovi izrabi. Potem ko glavni avtor predstavi uporabljeno metodologijo in razloži večnivojsko arheološko stratigrafijo, od katere je odvisna časovna ločljivost najd in dogodkov, s soavtorji sistematično obdela naslednja področja najd artefaktov: surovino kamnitih izdelkov, njihovo tehnologijo, fragmentacijo, morfometrijo, retušo in tipologijo – ter s posebnim poudarkom organske artefakte. Vse z dobršno mero inovativnih prijemov in z navedbo vseh podatkov, uporabljenih pri analitskih postopkih. Ti so vsestransko prikazani v tabelah skupaj z večnivojsko arheološko stratigrafijo in prostorsko porazdelitvijo najdb. Posebnost Divjih bab I so organski artefakti iz kosti in rogovja iz obdobja srednjega paleolitika, ki predstavljajo izjemne najdbe. Na prvem mestu je tu trenutno najstarejše glasbilo, ki je obravnavano v treh poglavjih. V dveh so analizirane in interpretirane njegove zmogljivosti, ki so zabeležene na priloženi zgoščenki. Posebno poglavje je odgovor vsem dosedanjim kritikom najdbe in razkrije vse slabosti t. i. tafonomske hipoteze o nastanku lukenj v glasbilu. Uporabo kosti kot surovine v srednjem paleolitiku Divjih bab I dokazujejo tudi najdbe šil in suličnih osti iz različnih plasti. Najstarejši primerek je star kar 115 000 let, kar je dvakrat toliko kot najdba glasbila. Gre za izjemno redke najdbe, ki rušijo nekatere znanstvene stereotipe o neandertalcih. Kot kamniti artefakti so tudi organski ustrezno analizirani in interpretirani z dokajšno mero inovativnih prijemov, ki jih ni zlahka najti v tuji literaturi. Popolna novost v slovenskem paleolitiku je poglavje o ognjiščih in obognjiščnih dejavnostih. V različnih nivojih je bilo odkritih 21 ognjišč, na katere se vežejo različne najdbe iz celotne arheološko in drugače raziskane površine. Najštevilneši so ostanki jamskega medveda. Podrobna večplastna analiza teh množičnih ostankov v ognjiščnih nivojih in njihova primerjava z nivoji brez ognjišč je pokazala, kakšen odnos so imeli neandertalci do jamskega medveda. Ugotovitve, ki so podprte z materialnimi dokazi, potrjujejo stare hipoteze o povezanosti neandertalcev s to živaljo na metafizični ravni. Presentljiva je podobnost med obrednim obravnavanjem pokojnikov in v določenih primerih medvedjih kadavrov. Da je bila za najstarejše glasbilo uporabljena stegnenica mladiča jamskega medveda, tudi ni naključje, ampak odločitev, povezana z določenim ritualom. V zadnjem poglavju monografija obravnava problematiko lova na jamskega medveda na podlagi starostne strukture fosilna populacije in drugih kazalcev ter ugotavlja, da lova ni bilo, prihajalo pa je do manipuliranja s kostnimi ostanki in njihovega izkoriščanja kot zalog mozga in maščob. O Divjih babah I sta izšli še monografiji: Divje babe I. Paleolitsko najdišče mlajšega pleistocena v Sloveniji (1. del: Geologija in paleontologija) / Upper Pleistocene palaeolithic site in Slovenia (Part 1: Geology and Palaeontology), Opera Instituti Archaeologici Sloveniae 13, 2007 Moustérienska »koščena piščal« in druge najdbe iz Divjih bab I v Sloveniji / Mousterian “Bone Flute" and Other Finds from Divje Babe I Cave Site in Slovenia, Opera Instituti Archaeologici Sloveniae 2, 1997 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The second part of the monograph on Divje babe I deals in detail with archaeological finds from this important Middle and Upper Palaeolithic site. Edited by Ivan Turk, the monograph contains 17 chapters, written by seven authors. At the beginning, methods used in research of the site and the stratigraphy of Palaeolithic finds are introduced, followed by six chapters, dedicated to lithic assemblage. Stone artefacts are analysed from different aspects, including raw material, technology, fragmentation, morphometry, retouch and typology. A distinct feature of the lithic assemblage from Divje babe I is its high degree of retouching. About 80% of the stone artefacts bear alternating retouch which is usually considered as natural, pseudo-retouch. In the case of Divje babe I, it was demonstrated that this kind of retouch is artificial and only exceptionally natural. One chapter is dedicated to bone and antler artefacts, which were, in addition to the Aurignacian, also found in the Mousterian levels. The most important Mousterian bone artefact is a flute, discussed in three chapters. In the first two chapters, its musical capabilities are analysed, which are also presented in the enclosed compact disc. In the third chapter, authors respond to all advocates of a natural creation of the musical instrument from Divje babe I. They put forward significant old and new evidence for an artificial origin of the holes and provide a reasoned rejection of all the opposing arguments. A chapter on fireplaces thoroughly analyses seven fireplaces and hearths from the central part of the cave, taking into account all the accompanying finds. Particular attention is devoted to the mass of remains of a cave bear. With the aid of multivariate analysis, it was established that Neanderthals did certain things with its remains. There is surprising similarity between the suspected cult positioning of the skulls of a cave bear pair from Divje babe I and some Neanderthal burials. A special chapter investigates the possibility of the existence of the hunting of cave bear. There is no convincing evidence of hunting, despite occasional cuts on bones. Analysis shows that people exploited certain skeletal parts of cave bear. The handling of adult cave bear skulls and canine teeth may have a symbolic background. Other 2 monographs on Divje babe I: Divje babe I. Paleolitsko najdišče mlajšega pleistocena v Sloveniji (1. del: Geologija in paleontologija) / Upper Pleistocene palaeolithic site in Slovenia (Part 1: Geology and Palaeontology), Opera Instituti Archaeologici Sloveniae 13, 2007 Moustérienska »koščena piščal« in druge najdbe iz Divjih bab I v Sloveniji / Mousterian “Bone Flute" and Other Finds from Divje Babe I Cave Site in Slovenia, Opera Instituti Archaeologici Sloveniae 2, 1997
Book Synopsis The Emergence of Culture by : Philip Chase
Download or read book The Emergence of Culture written by Philip Chase and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the emergent nature of human culture, based on the human ability to create and pass on social codes through instruction and example. It proposes hypotheses to explain how a phenomenon that is potentially maladaptive for individuals could have evolved, and to explain why culture plays such a pervasive role in human life. It then reviews the primatological, fossil, and archaeological data to test these hypotheses.
Book Synopsis Drobci ledenodobnega okolja by : Borut Toškan
Download or read book Drobci ledenodobnega okolja written by Borut Toškan and published by Založba ZRC. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The monograph Drobci ledenodobnega okolja ("Fragments of Ice Age environments") presents a compilation of seventeen chapters in which experts from different scientific fields discuss specific topics related to the Ice Age in Europe. Ten of them are devoted to the presentation, analysis and interpretation of palaeontological data concerning various large mammal species ranging from mastodon and mammoth to the cave hyena, ibex, cave lion and bears, with the emphasis being placed on the cave bear. Several chapters address the topic of Last Glacial climatic conditions in the Southeastern Alps by studying fossil micromammal and palaeobotanical remains as well as geoarchaeologiocal data. A special article is devoted to a comprehensive review of previous analysis of the bone flute from Divje babe I, but includes also new musicological research findings on the extraordinary technical capabilities of this oldest musical instrument. The concluding chapter presents a study of old manuscripts and printed sources, providing some interesting insights into the discovery of one of the most significant palaeontological sites in Slovenia - the cave of Mokriška jama.The monograph is dedicated to the anniversary of the prominent researcher of the Slovenian Palaeolithic - Ivan Turk. His work, main achievements and selected bibliography are briefly presented in the introductory chapter.
Book Synopsis The Prehistory of Music by : Iain Morley
Download or read book The Prehistory of Music written by Iain Morley and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume investigates the evolutionary origins of our musical abilities, the nature of music, and the earliest archaeological evidence for musical activities amongst our ancestors. It seeks to understand the relationship between our musical capabilities and the development of our social, emotional, and communicative abilities as a species.
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Book Synopsis Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology by : Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Thomas Wynn
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology written by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Thomas Wynn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 1329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book showcases the theories, methods, and accomplishments of archaeologists who investigate the human mind through material forms. It encompasses the wide spectrum of cognitive archeology, showcasing contributions from scholars globally. It delivers analysis of material culture, from stone tools to ceramic and rock art of the past millennium.
Book Synopsis Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions by : Marta Camps
Download or read book Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions written by Marta Camps and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the study of Palaeolithic technologies moves towards a more analytical approach, it is necessary to determine a consistent procedural framework. The contributions to this timely and comprehensive volume do just that. This volume incorporates a broad chronological and geographical range of Palaeolithic material from the Lower to Upper Palaeolithic. The focus of this volume is to provide an analysis of Palaeolithic technologies from a quantitative, empirical perspective. As new techniques, particularly quantitative methods, for analyzing Palaeolithic technologies gain popularity, this work provides case studies particularly showcasing these new techniques. Employing diverse case studies, and utilizing multivariate approaches, morphometrics, model-based approaches, phylogenetics, cultural transmission studies, and experimentation, this volume provides insights from international contributors at the forefront of recent methodological advances.
Book Synopsis Osseous Projectile Weaponry by : Michelle C. Langley
Download or read book Osseous Projectile Weaponry written by Michelle C. Langley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the current state of knowledge on the osseous projectile weaponry that was produced by Pleistocene cultures across the globe. Through cross-cultural and temporal comparison of manufacturing methods, design, use methods, and associated technology, chapters in this volume identify and discuss differences and similarities between these Pleistocene cultures. The central research questions addressed in this volume include: (a) how did osseous weaponry technology develop and change through time and can these changes be tied to environmental and/or social influences?; (b) how did different Pleistocene cultures design and adapt their osseous weaponry technology to their environment as well as changes in that environment?; and (c) can we identify cultural interaction between neighboring groups through the analysis of osseous weapons technology — and if so — can we use these items to track the movement of peoples and/or ideas across the landscape? Through addressing these three central research questions, this volume creates an integrated understanding of osseous technology during a vital period in Modern Human cultural development which will be useful for students and advanced researchers alike.
Book Synopsis Palaeoart of the Ice Age by : Robert G. Bednarik
Download or read book Palaeoart of the Ice Age written by Robert G. Bednarik and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The many hundreds of books and thousands of academic papers on the topic of Pleistocene (Ice Age) art are limited in their approach because they deal only with the early art of southwestern Europe. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive synthesis of the known Pleistocene palaeoart of six continents, a phenomenon that is in fact more numerous and older in other continents. It contemplates the origins of art in a balanced manner, based on reality rather than fantasies about cultural primacy. Its key findings challenge most previous perceptions in this field and literally re-write the discipline. Despite the eclectic format and its high academic standards, the book addresses the non-specialist as well as the specialist reader. It presents a panorama of the rich history of palaeoart, stretching back more than twenty times as long in time as the cave art of France and Spain. This abundance of evidence is harnessed in presenting a new hypothesis of how early humans began to form and express constructs of reality and thus created the ideational world in which they existed. It explains how art-producing behaviour began and the origins of how humans relate to the world consciously.
Book Synopsis Paleoanthropology of the Balkans and Anatolia by : Katerina Harvati
Download or read book Paleoanthropology of the Balkans and Anatolia written by Katerina Harvati and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume systematically reviews the evidence for early human presence in one of the most relevant geographic regions of Europe - the Balkans and Anatolia, an area that has been crucial in shaping the course of human evolution in Europe, but whose paleoanthropological record is poorly known. The primary aim of this book is to showcase new paleoanthropological (human paleontological and paleolithic) research conducted in the region. The volume is organized into three sections. The first one deals with the human fossil record from Greece, the Central Balkans, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. The second section presents the paleolithic record of the same countries. In the third part, the authors provide a synthesis of current paleoenvironmental evidence for the Balkans. Chapters summarize and systematize the available human fossil evidence, examine their context, and place them within the framework of our understanding of human evolution in Europe and beyond, as well as present new analyses of existing human fossils. This book will be of interest to professionals, upper undergraduate and graduate students in paleoanthropology, human paleontology and paleolithic archaeology and in a variety of related fields, including human variation and adaptation, paleontology and biogeography. It will also be appropriate as a reference book for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on human evolution and European paleoanthropology.
Book Synopsis The Domestication of Humans by : Robert G. Bednarik
Download or read book The Domestication of Humans written by Robert G. Bednarik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Domestication of Humans explains the alternative to the African Eve model by attributing human modernity, not to a speciation event in Africa, but to the unintended self-domestication of humans. This alternative account of human origins provides the reader with a comprehensive explanation of all features defining our species that is consistent with all the available evidence. These traits include, but are not limited to, massive neotenisation, numerous somatic changes, susceptibility to almost countless detrimental conditions and maladaptations, brain atrophy, loss of oestrus and thousands of genetic impairments. The teleological fantasy of replacement by a ‘superior’ species that has dominated the topic of modern human origins has never explained any of the many features that distinguish us from our robust ancestors. This book explains all of them in one consistent, elegant theory. It presents the most revolutionary proposal of human origins since Darwin. Although primarily intended for the academic market, this book is perfectly suitable for anyone interested in how and why we became the species that we are today.
Download or read book Okra / Ocra written by Jana Horvat and published by Založba ZRC. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The routes between the north Adriatic and the Apennine peninsula on the west and the Balkans and the central Danubian plains on the east ran across Razdrto ever since ancient times. In the late prehistory and in the early Roman era the pass of Razdrto was known under the name of Ocra as was the mountain above it.Several Bronze age sites were discovered in the area of the Razdrto pass.The posts in the Razdrto area from the end of the 2nd and first half of the 1st century BC (Mandrga, Preval) differ from the other sites along the east Alpine routes, as they were not spatially linked to any of the existing indigenous settlements and did not show any contact with the surroundings even with their small objects. Most of the remains can be explained as traces of Roman passengers who stopped at Razdrto for a shorter period of time and not as remnants of a significant Roman settlement.A gravel covered road was constructed across the Razdrto pass in the second half of the 1st century BC or in the Augustan period. A roadside building was erected in the middle or late Augustan period and demolished in the mid 1st century AD.The shift of transit from Razdrto to Hrušica (Ad Pirum) took place in the 1st century AD. Post 1st century AD written sources no longer mention the road across Ocra, and the archaeological remains dating after the mid 1st century AD are extremely modest at Razdrto.
Book Synopsis Kolišèarska naselbina Stare gmajne in njen èas by : Anton Velušèek
Download or read book Kolišèarska naselbina Stare gmajne in njen èas written by Anton Velušèek and published by Založba ZRC. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V knjigi so predstavljeni rezultati multidisciplinarnih raziskav na koliščarskih naselbinah Stare gmajne, Veliki Otavnik Ib in Blatna Brezovica. Posebna poglavja so posvečena sedimentološkim in dendrokronološkim raziskavam, arheološkim najdbam, med katerimi izstopajo leseno kolo z osjo in ostanki preje, in analizam surovin za glajena kamnita orodja in žrmlje.
