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PREHISTORY IN THE DORDOGNE
An interesting tour proposed for 2011: Visiting the Ice Age decorated caves of Europe. What is the pros of this experience? No television, no lectures, but seeing the sites themselves; This regions is also famed for their wine and cuisine; Les Eyzies, a village filled and surrounded by famous Ice Age dwellings; Visitors can approach these […]
XXIV VALCAMONICA SYMPOSIUM, GLI ABSTRACT
Disponibili gli abstract del XXIV Valcamonica Symposium svoltosi dal 13 al 18 luglio 2011. Queste le sessioni: Session 1: Art and communication in Africa and Middle East Session 2: Prehistoric art as cultural heritage Session 3: Art and communication in the european context Session 4: Art for understanding the mind Session 5: When Art was […]
L’ARTE PREISTORICA DELLA SARDEGNA
Dal Paleolitico all’Età del Rame. Questa l’arte preistorica della Sardegna. Se ne parlerà durante una conferenza tenuta dalla prof.ssa G. Tanda che approfondirà i rapporti con le manifestaizoni artistiche europee. Dove: sala conferenze del Museo “G.A. Sanna”, ore 11 del 24 settembre 2011. Per maggiori informazioni la pagina del Ministero per i Beni e le […]
A MAMMOTH IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE
James Kennedy, an amateur fossil collector, discovered an image of a mastodon or mammoth. More info: http://www.popfi.com/2011/07/26/first-prehistoric-art-found-in-western-hemisphere/ http://www.vpr.net/npr/137549198/
CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
Cave of Forgotten Dreams, an interesting documentary by Werner Herzong about the oldest prehistoric caves. The documentary focuses not on paleolithic artists but on the human spirit. More info: http://redandblack.com/2011/07/28/now-showing-%E2%80%94-cave-of-forgotten-dreams/ Cave of Forgotten Dreams è un documentario di Werner Herzog sulle più antiche grotte preistoriche. In questo documentario Herzog si è concentrato non sull’arista in se, […]
ANCIENT GRAVES DISCOVERED IN CHANIA
60 graves, full of invaluable findings, reveal a lot about Chania and its 5,500 years of history. The whole article here .
IMPLICAZIONI ASTRONOMICHE SUI DIPINTI DI CHUMASH
Un interessante articolo del Time scritto da Matt Kettmann sui “punti di contatto” tra paletnologia e archeoastronomia. An interesting article written by Matt Kettmann on relations between paleontology and archaeoastronomy.
ABORIGINAL ART UNDER CEMENT
Aboriginal rock art under cement. The company has been fined $280,000 by the federal government. The site is in Western Australia extended into a heritage zone containing indigenous rock art up to 10,000 years old. The whole article here
VANDALISM DISCOVERED AT ROCK ART SITE SEARS POINT (ARIZONA)
The Sears Point area contains ev idence that suggests an unusual association between Hohokam and Patayan features, which cannot be seen elsewhere. Sears Point is hypothesized to have been a boundary area between these cultures where the two groups maintained contact with each other. The the damage, according Arizona Bureau of Land Management rangers, includes […]
ROCK ART AS NARRATIVE
Dr. Carolyn Boyd will give a special presentation at the Nevada State Museum. She will discuss about Rock Art as Narrative. She will demonstrate the narrative quality of the imagery through a “reading” of the White Shaman rock art panel. An interesting opportunity to “touch” rock art with the words of the renowned archaeologist. Resources […]
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