Visual narratives and the depiction of whaling in north European rock art: the case of the White Sea
The rock art petroglyps of the White Sea represent possibly the earliest depictions of whaling in the world and allow us to understand the 6,000-years-old relationship between whales and human communities. This paper will argue that the complexity of this relationship is multifaceted and socially un...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:revues.org:nda/13517 2023-05-15T17:11:00+02:00 Visual narratives and the depiction of whaling in north European rock art: the case of the White Sea Janik, Dr Liliana Russie 2022-07-07 http://journals.openedition.org/nda/13517 en eng Editions de la maison des sciences de l'homme Les nouvelles de l'archéologie urn:doi:10.4000/nda.13517 http://journals.openedition.org/nda/13517 lic_creative-commons art rupestre chasse à la baleine chasse mer Blanche baleine mammifère marin Rock art whaling White Sea hunt whale marine mammal archeo art Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2022 fttriple https://doi.org/10.4000/nda.13517 2023-01-22T19:01:11Z The rock art petroglyps of the White Sea represent possibly the earliest depictions of whaling in the world and allow us to understand the 6,000-years-old relationship between whales and human communities. This paper will argue that the complexity of this relationship is multifaceted and socially underpinned, and goes beyond simple killing of the whale. A number of strands in the interpretation of prehistoric images are explored: traditional indigenous knowledge; ethnographic and historical evidence; visual clues and archaeological interpretation of rock art. Hunting for whales required input from a number of individuals who did not deliver the killing blow, but without whom the whale could not be killed and fully appropriated. The whale itself can be seen as a visual localiser of community cohesion, the focus for community members and their practices (Janik 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). Article in Journal/Newspaper Mer Blanche White Sea Unknown Baleine ENVELOPE(140.012,140.012,-66.649,-66.649) Blanche ENVELOPE(140.018,140.018,-66.663,-66.663) la Baleine ENVELOPE(140.012,140.012,-66.649,-66.649) White Sea Les Nouvelles de l'archéologie 166 51 63 |
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The rock art petroglyps of the White Sea represent possibly the earliest depictions of whaling in the world and allow us to understand the 6,000-years-old relationship between whales and human communities. This paper will argue that the complexity of this relationship is multifaceted and socially underpinned, and goes beyond simple killing of the whale. A number of strands in the interpretation of prehistoric images are explored: traditional indigenous knowledge; ethnographic and historical evidence; visual clues and archaeological interpretation of rock art. Hunting for whales required input from a number of individuals who did not deliver the killing blow, but without whom the whale could not be killed and fully appropriated. The whale itself can be seen as a visual localiser of community cohesion, the focus for community members and their practices (Janik 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). |
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Visual narratives and the depiction of whaling in north European rock art: the case of the White Sea |
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Visual narratives and the depiction of whaling in north European rock art: the case of the White Sea |
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Visual narratives and the depiction of whaling in north European rock art: the case of the White Sea |
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