ANT200Y1 Lecture : Archaeologist
Document Summary
cro-magnon upper paleolithic peoples of europe. cro-magnon art: distribution: north africa to siberia. major concentrations in sw france, northern spain, central/eastern. parietal (cave) engraved and painted animals (bison, horse, wild boar, ibex are common) humans, negative depiction of hands, and geometric shapes ochre, hematite, charcoal used as pigments. most famous site: lascaux (sw france, dordogne) horses, bulls and ibex most common depictions. Interpretations: henri breuil hunting magic, david lewis-williams work of shamans, chantal jeugues-wolkiewiez abstract images as star charts, coa valley archaeological park (documentary) unesco world heritage site in ne portugal. Ant100y: introduction to anthropology: horses, ibex, human and abstract figures. discovered in the late 1980s; threatened with destruction by dam project in the early 1990s. colonization : australia: colonization of australia by at least 40 kya, definitely with use of watercraft, willandra lakes region (se australia nsw)
