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Interpreting Sapiens' Consciousness through Paleolithic Cave Art : The Lascaux Testament

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This book is the first to identify an interpretive path through Paleolithic cave art that can provide plausible meaning to the animal figures in the Lascaux cave in France.

The artwork was created during a period described as the Creative Explosion, spanning from 35,000 to 11,000 BC.

The author has found that the artists, or shamans, have left clear evidence of aspects of their worldview and by using ethological evidence, such as a bison shedding its winter coat to identify spring as the season portrayed in a specific panel, he adds a level of certainty to his interpretations.

In sum, this book argues that the cave art describes the journey of the soul from the spirit world to the natural world and back, and that it identifies a spectrum of consciousness involving the five traditional senses: sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing.

Moreover, the book explores the hunting strategies employed early survival groups which are depicted in the cave art.

The role of the shamans' impact on the artwork is also addressed.

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Product Details
1527519007 / 9781527519008
Hardback
01/09/2023
United Kingdom
English
345 pages : illustrations
21 cm
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