The first signs : unlocking the mysteries of the world's oldest symbols / Genevieve von Petzinger.
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The first signs : unlocking the mysteries of the world's oldest symbols / Genevieve von Petzinger.
ISBN:
9781476785493
9781476785509
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First Atria books hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2016.
Physical Description:
307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Two red dots -- Once upon a time in Africa... -- Glimmers of a modern mind -- Intermittent signals -- Welcome to the Ice Age -- Venuses, lion-men, and signs beyond the mundane world -- Life and death in the first villages -- How to make cave art -- Signs across the ages: the many styles of the oldest art -- Of animals and humans and strange tableaux -- Patterns: trading signs and sharing symbols -- Chicken or egg: a brief history of language, brains, and writing -- The lady of St. Germain-la-Rivière and her mysterious necklace -- Through the eyes of the ancestors: a rock art epiphany -- Feather or weapon: the real-world meanings of cave signs -- Seeing the unseen world: visions, shamans, and the seven signs.
Summary:
"Archaeologist Genevieve von Petzinger looks past the horses, bison, ibex, and faceless humans in the ancient paintings and instead focuses on the abstract geometric images that accompany them. She offers her research on the terse symbols that appear more often than any other kinds of figures--signs that have never really been studied or explained until now"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
ocn913303889
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