The mind in the cave : consciousness and the origins of art / David Lewis-Williams.

  • Lewis-Williams, J. David.
Date:
[2002], ©2002
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Description

Offers an explanation for the origins of prehistoric cave art, providing a glimpse into the mind of mankind's earliest ancestors and insights on the relationship between consciousness and artistic representation.

Publication/Creation

New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, [2002], ©2002.

Physical description

320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Contributors

Notes

Copy 1 Donor: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

Contents

Preface -- Three caves : three time-bytes -- Discovering human antiquity -- Seeking answers -- Creative illusion -- Matter of the mind -- Case study 1 : Southern African San rock art -- Case study 2 : North American rock art -- Origin of image-making -- Cave in the mind -- Cave and community -- Cave and conflict -- Envoi.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-314) and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    ZCD.AL
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ISBN

  • 0500051178
  • 9780500051177