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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jean Clottes , Oliver Y. Martin , Robert D. MartinPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 1.70cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 2.30cm Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9780226266633ISBN 10: 022626663 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 19 April 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsClottes has probably seen more rock art around the world than anyone else, and this gives him an unusually broad perspective on the questions raised by the prehistoric cave art of his native France. Not everyone agrees with the shamanistic interpretations toward which he leans, but this very accessible discussion of both French cave art specifically and of rock art in general is wide-ranging, and his is certainly a point of view which anyone interested in Paleolithic art should know about. --Ian Tattersall, author of The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack and Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution Clottes explores why prehistoric people took to cave painting and speculates on what the art means. --Jeremy Mikula Chicago Tribune, Printers Row Clottes has been looking at and thinking about the cave paintings of ice age Europe for almost half a century. I can t imagine anyone has a greater knowledge about the paintings, carvings, sculptures, and their associated archaeology than this great prehistorian. It s not just greater knowledge, but an emotional response: I ve seen tears come into his eyes as he was describing a painting that he must have seen and talked about many times before, and that still tugged at his heart as much as his brain. Clottes s enormous depth of learning and affection emanate from every page of this book. --Steven Mithen, University of Reading New Scientist The deep understanding, love, and empathy that Clottes has for the art, imagination, and spiritual world of our Ice Age ancestors is so great that this book is a must-read. --Lawrence Guy Strauss, University of New Mexico Journal of Anthropological Research, on the French edition Author InformationJean Clottes is a prominent French archaeologist and former general inspector for archaeology and scientific advisor for prehistoric art at the French Ministry of Culture. He is the author of Cave Art, among other books. Oliver Y. Martin is a lecturer in the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Robert D. Martin is curator emeritus in the Integrative Research Center at the Field Museum, Chicago. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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