Palaeolithic images and the Great Auk
In this final contribution on the identification of the birds painted in the Palaeolithic Grotte Cosquer as Great Auks, it is noticed that the birds need to be seen within a Palaeolithic hunter–gatherer's view of the world, which is not the same as that of a modern natural historian or taxonomi...
| Published in: | Antiquity |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1995
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00082582 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0003598X00082582 |
| Summary: | In this final contribution on the identification of the birds painted in the Palaeolithic Grotte Cosquer as Great Auks, it is noticed that the birds need to be seen within a Palaeolithic hunter–gatherer's view of the world, which is not the same as that of a modern natural historian or taxonomist. |
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