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«Pepper's patches» on Rangifer pelage

open access: yesRangifer, 1986
We describe and give frequencies of occurrence of a rarely-mentioned pattern of spots in Rangifer pelage. We also show that the pattern was well-known to Palaeolithic humans who recorded it in their cave art.
William O. Pruitt, Jr., Hubert Pepper
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Mircea Éliade et la pensée mythique au Paléolithique Supérieur

open access: yesArheologia Moldovei, 2016
In regard to the Upper Palaeolithic, abundant data shed light on symbolic functions. Beyond simply technical activities, it is possible to reconstruct certain elements of mythical thought, comparable to that described by ethnologists and historians of ...
Pierre Noiret
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Absence of botanical European Palaeolithic cave art: What can it tell us about plant awareness disparity?

open access: yesPlants, 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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Evaluation of the parietal graphic motifs from El Forcón Cave (A Fueba, Huesca): New Perspectives on the Palaeolithic Art in the Southern slope of the Central Pyrenees

open access: yesZephyrus, 2016
In 1976, a team led from the Museum of Huesca conducted a series of archaeological works in El Forcón Cave (San Juan de Toledo, A Fueba, Huesca). In addition to the recovery of several materials and prehistoric tools in a completely disturbed context, it
Aitor RUIZ REDONDO   +4 more
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Scientific virtual reality as a research tool in prehistoric archaeology: the case of Atxurra Cave (northern Spain)

open access: yesVirtual Archaeology Review
Highlights: • This study proposes the practical utility of an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience for the dissemination and study of Palaeolithic Rock Art.
Antonio Torres   +7 more
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Historiografía y novedades del arte mueble Paleolítico en la Peninsula Ibérica

open access: yesEspacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie I, Prehistoria y Arqueología, 1997
Este trabajo pretende resumir los numerosos hallazgos realizados en el arte mobiliar paleolítico de la Península Ibérica en los últimos años, así como recoger la abundante bibliografía que se ha generado.
Mario Menéndez Fernández
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125 years of exploration and research at Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK) 125 ans d'exploration et de recherches à Gough's Cave (Somerset, Royaume‐Uni)

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Our understanding of the recolonization of northwest Europe in the period leading up to the Lateglacial Interstadial relies heavily on discoveries from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK). Gough's Cave is the richest Late Upper Palaeolithic site in the British Isles, yielding an exceptional array of human remains, stone and organic artefacts, and butchered ...
Silvia M. Bello   +2 more
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The making of the British early Palaeolithic, 1880-1960 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This historical study explores the character of interpretations of the British Palaeolithic record between c. 1880 and c. 1960, focusing on attempts to classify and order the Early Palaeolithic industries.
O'Connor, Anne
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Unravelling the Palaeolithic 2017

open access: yesPapers from the Institute of Archaeology, 2017
‘Unravelling the Palaeolithic’ brings together research on all aspects of human evolution. This year’s conference was held at the University of Liverpool on the 11th and 12th February 2017, and included a diverse selection of papers on subjects including
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Art and Shamanism: From Cave Painting to the White Cube

open access: yesReligions, 2019
Art and shamanism are often represented as timeless, universal features of human experience, with an apparently immutable relationship. Shamanism is frequently held to represent the origin of religion and shamans are characterized as the first artists ...
Robert J. Wallis
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