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Interpreting Ancient Figurines : Context, Comparison, and Prehistoric Art.

This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lesure, Richard G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Universalist Explanation and Prehistoric Figurines; Chapter 2: Comparison and Context; Chapter 3: The Questions We Ask of Images; Chapter 4: A Cross-Cultural Explanation for Female Figurines?; Chapter 5: Mesoamerican Figurines and the Contextualist Appeal to Universal Truths; Chapter 6: Figurines, Goddesses, and the Texture of Long-Term Structures in the Near East; Chapter 7: On Figurines, Femaleness, and Comparison; Notes; Bibliography; Index.