ARCA1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Varna Culture, Lascaux, Zooarchaeology
31 Jul 2018
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So much gold in graves- super old: cenotaph burials- without the body. The problem: many aspects of our lives leave no unambiguous material traces. Intangible: things you can"t touch, you can"t touch the meaning artefacts had, you can make inferences based on: Involves not only sound production, but also performance and social meaning: we don"t always know the rules of games, we have found game boards and things. Symbols, religion and ritual: ancient writing, evidence of calculation, abstract thought, time keeping. Elite control of sensory experiences helps reinforce power and shape group memory. What we do know is: people are self-aware and can share knowledge, people have foresight and can see consequences of actions. Week 8 lecture: people have evolved into social groups which are vital for human survival, by at least 30,000 bp homo sapiens developed the capacity for abstract/symbolic thought, many societies share certain beliefs: Material and spiritual worlds are a part of one continuum.
