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First discovery of charcoal-based prehistoric cave art in Dordogne [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Archaeologists have long been puzzled by the exact age of Paleolithic cave art in Europe especially in the Franco-Cantabrian region with hundreds of decorated caves because the creation of this parietal art (paintings, drawings and engravings) is closely
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The deep past in the virtual present: developing an interdisciplinary approach towards understanding the psychological foundations of palaeolithic cave art [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Virtual Reality (VR) has vast potential for developing systematic, interdisciplinary studies to understand ephemeral behaviours in the archaeological record, such as the emergence and development of visual culture.
Izzy Wisher +2 more
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Recent discovery of phallic depictions in prehistoric cave art in Asia Minor [PDF]
Urology Research and Practice, 2019 It was more recently announced by archeological society that cave art about human being dated back to 8,000 years ago had been discovered at southern Asia Minor.
Ayhan Verit
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Oldest cave art found in Sulawesi. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2021 An image of a pig painted at least 45,500 years ago on a cave wall in Sulawesi may be the earliest figurative rock art ever found.
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International Journal of Speleology, 2023 Leye Cave (Dordogne, France) is a laboratory cave in the Vézère area, a region that contains some of the most famous rock art caves in the world such as Lascaux, Font-de-Gaume and Combarelles, and is listed as Human World Heritage by UNESCO.
Delphine Lacanette +8 more
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Exploring the Cave Rock Art of Siberian Trans-Baikal: Fertility, Shamanism, and Gender
Open Archaeology, 2021 The paper explores the phenomenon of rock art found in and around rock art cavities in Trans-Baikal region of South-East Siberia. Although many researchers noticed that caves have had a special value in cultures around the globe, no research has been ...
Ponomareva Irina Alexandrovna
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Plants, People, Planet, 2023 Societal Impact Statement Cave art has been an integral part of human history, providing a glimpse into the lives and cultures of our ancestors. Prehistoric botanical art is an important medium that can help us to redefine our intimate relationship with ...
Georgina Walton +3 more
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Hohle Fels – A UNESCO Global Geopark Geosite within a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Protection and Cooperation [PDF]
Geoconservation Research, 2021 The Hohle Fels Cave in the Swabian Jura is a key site of the Central European late Middle and early Upper Paleolithic. The Aurignacian deposits with more than 90,000 lithic artifacts, numerous faunal remains as well as the presence of flutes, beads and ...
Conny Meister +2 more
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Data in Brief, 2018 Shulgan-Tash (Kapova) cave in southern Ural, Russia, is the easternmost European site hosting Late Paleolithic cave art. Most of the 195+ drawings catalogued in the cave are made with red natural pigment (ochre), and only a handful of drawings are made ...
Yuri Dublyansky +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 The Cueva de Ardales is a hugely important Palaeolithic site in the south of the Iberian Peninsula owing to its rich inventory of rock art. From 2011–2018, excavations were carried out in the cave for the first time ever by a Spanish-German research team.
José Ramos-Muñoz +20 more
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