Early rock art of the American west : the geometric enigma
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Author
Contributors
Dissanayake, Ellen, author.
Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2018].
Physical Desc
xiv, 298 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Status
Moab Library - Adult Non-fiction Book
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Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Language
English
UPC
40028379555
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-288) and indexes.
Description
The earliest rock art -- in the Americas as elsewhere -- is geometric or abstract. Until now, however, no book-length study has been devoted to the deep antiquity and amazing range of geometrics and the fascinating questions that arise from their ubiquity and variety. Why did they precede representational marks? What is known about their origins and functions? Why and how did humans begin to make marks, and what does this practice tell us about the early human mind? With some two hundred striking color images and discussions of chronology, dating, sites, and styles, this pioneering investigation of abstract geometrics on stone (as well as bone, ivory, and shell) explores its wide-ranging subject from the perspectives of ethnology, evolutionary biology, cognitive archaeology, and the psychology of artmaking. The authors' approach instills a greater respect for a largely unknown and underappreciated form of paleoart, suggesting that before humans became Homo symbolicus or even Homo religiosus, they were mark-makers -- Homo aestheticus.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Malotki, E., & Dissanayake, E. (2018). Early rock art of the American west: the geometric enigma . University of Washington Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Malotki, Ekkehart and Ellen, Dissanayake. 2018. Early Rock Art of the American West: The Geometric Enigma. University of Washington Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Malotki, Ekkehart and Ellen, Dissanayake. Early Rock Art of the American West: The Geometric Enigma University of Washington Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Malotki, Ekkehart,, and Ellen Dissanayake. Early Rock Art of the American West: The Geometric Enigma University of Washington Press, 2018.
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