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...

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Published in:Antiquity
Main Authors: Anne, Eastham, Michael
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1995
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0003598x00082582 2024-03-03T08:44:42+00:00 Palaeolithic images and the Great Auk Anne Eastham, Michael 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00082582 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0003598X00082582 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antiquity volume 69, issue 266, page 1023-1025 ISSN 0003-598X 1745-1744 General Arts and Humanities Archeology journal-article 1995 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00082582 2024-02-08T08:43:32Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Great auk Cambridge University Press Antiquity 69 266 1023 1025
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