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Presents some current approaches to prehistoric art and offers new insights into the meanings and functions of the era's paintings and sculptures.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface by Gunter Berghaus Consciousness, Intelligence, and Art: A View of the West European Middle to Upper Palaeolithic Transition by David Lewis-Williams Hunter-gatherer Imagery in Aboriginal Australia: Interpreting Rock Art by Informed and Formal Methods by Christoper Chippindale Cyclical Nucleation and Sacred Space: Rock Art at the Centre by Solveig A. Turpin Women in Prehistoric Art by Camilla Power Art in Human Evolution by Lawrence S. Barham Paleoperformance: Investigating the Human Use of Caves in the Upper Paleolithic by Yann-Pierre Montelle Rock Art and Rock Sites as Indicators of Prehistoric Theatre and Pitual Performances by Jon Nygaard Prospecting the Primordial: Modernism and the Arts of Prehistory by Roger Cardinal Bibliography Index

About the Author

GÜNTER BERGHAUS is a Reader in Theatre History and Performance Studies at the Drama Department, University of Bristol. He has published extensively on theatre anthropology, ritual studies, avant-garde performance, and Renaissance and Baroque theatre. He has served as principal organizer of several international conferences and has held research awards from the Polish Academy of Sciences, the German Research Foundation, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the British Academy, and the Brazilian Ministry of Education.

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?Extraordinary bibliography, excellent index, and helpful line drawings. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.?-Choice

"Extraordinary bibliography, excellent index, and helpful line drawings. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals."-Choice