The Roots of Civilization: The Cognitive Beginnings of Man's First Art, Symbol, and NotationThe Cognitive Beginnings of man's first art, symbol and notation. |
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User Review - keylawk - LibraryThing{Re-write. Great ideas drawn largely from the cordage found at Lascaux, weaving the fabric of "cognitive" evolution.) Marshack presents new ways of interpreting the origins of thought, symbolic ... Read full review
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThe first edition of this brilliant work (McGraw-Hill, 1972) was recognized by anthropologists and other scholars as a breakthrough in its approach to the study of Upper Paleolithic "art'' and ... Read full review
Contents
THE SEARCH | 9 |
BACKGROUND TO THE STORY | 57 |
NOTATION AND | 81 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Roots of Civilization: The Cognitive Beginnings of Man's First Art, Symbol, and Notation |
| Author | Alexander Marshack |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, 1971 |
| ISBN | 0070405352, 9780070405356 |
| Length | 413 pages |
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