Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: This paper explores how insights from observing the processes of drawing in the present help to elucidate ancient rock art. The idea is applied to two puzzling lion drawings in Chauvet Cave, presently the oldest authenticated rock art in Europe, using observations from recent life drawing classes in Australia.Recently and without controversy, it has been assumed that Homo sapiens brains of 30 000 years ago were much like our brains now and that what we understand of the workings of our brain...
Source: Palethnologie
Author: John Clegg
Institution: The University of Sydney
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2275494170