Decoding Palaeolithic Hand Stencils: Age and Sex Identification Through Geometric Morphometrics
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
32(1)
Published: Jan. 21, 2025
Language: Английский
Rising up: digital traces and performative Indigenous culture in Australian rock art
Antiquity,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 14
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Indigenous
Australian
art
relies
on
motifs
and
figures
to
visually
symbolise
a
traditional
story,
myth
and/or
ritual,
encompassing
narrated
performance.
In
contrast,
digital
tracings
or
‘finger
flutings’
impressed
into
the
soft
precipitate
covering
cave
surfaces
are
not
typically
considered
symbolic
expressions.
Using
Koonalda
Cave
in
southern
Australia
as
case
study,
authors
argue
that
also
operate
within
performative
space,
but
without
their
narrator
these
undulating
lines
rendered
silent.
Here,
emphasis
is
placed
ritual
maintenance
spiritual
propagation
of
prized
food
trade
item
would
then
‘rise
up’.
Language: Английский
Child in Time: Children as Liminal Agents in Upper Paleolithic Decorated Caves
Ella Assaf,
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Yafit Kedar,
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Ran Barkai
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et al.
Arts,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(2), P. 27 - 27
Published: March 4, 2025
Among
the
multiple
zoomorphic
and
geometric
images
that
dominate
Upper
Paleolithic
decorated
cave
walls
in
Europe,
some
intriguing
human
hand
stencils
finger
flutings
stand
out.
Dozens
of
these
marks
are
attributed
to
toddlers
children
aged
2–12.
Accompanied
by
older
group
members,
they
entered
deep,
oxygen-depleted
sensory-deprived
spaces,
climbing
crawling
dark,
wet,
difficult-to-navigate
environments
where
one
might
easily
get
lost
or
separated
from
group.
So,
why
would
anyone
bring
young
into
such
dangerous
locations?
Relevant
archaeological
anthropological
studies
form
basis
our
hypothesis
journeys
hunter-gatherers
depths
deep
caves
along
with
their
should
be
seen
framework
active
connection
cosmos
as
practiced
many
indigenous
societies
worldwide.
Indigenous
often
view
liminal
agents
unique
physical,
cognitive,
mental
qualities
allow
them
return
supernatural
realm
more
than
adults.
This
makes
especially
adept
mediators
between
world
living
spirits.
In
this
paper,
we
examine
children’s
contribution
creation
art
agents.
Their
presence
(liminal
spaces
themselves)
participation
rock
thus
reflect
role
early
cosmology
ontology.
Language: Английский
Children as playful artists
Hunter Gatherer Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 39
Published: Nov. 28, 2024
Children’s
agential
behaviours
in
the
archaeological
record
have
often
been
overlooked.
Despite
efforts
to
centre
children
past
through
‘an
archaeology
of
childhood’,
there
remains
a
fundamental
challenge
rigorously
distinguishing
children’s
from
those
adults.
In
Upper
Palaeolithic
art,
this
has
addressed
analysis
anatomical
measurements
traces
produced
by
hands
and
figures,
demonstrating
that
were
engaging
artistic
behaviours.
However,
dependency
on
limits
cases
for
art.
We
here
integrate
developmental
psychological
research
drawings
into
framework
within
which
art
can
be
identified,
without
needing
rely
measurements.
This
work
emphasises
intangible
dimensions
narrative
play
inherent
modern
making
as
starting
point
understanding
artists
Palaeolithic.
Focusing
case
study
Panel
Masks
Las
Monedas
cave
(Cantabria,
Spain),
approach
is
demonstrated
significant
potential
both
detecting
appreciating
playful
nature
its
making.
further
propose
ways
employed
identify
additional
specific
methods
facilitate
in-depth
properties
possible
Language: Английский
Chiaroscuro Photogrammetry: Revolutionizing 3D Modeling in Low Light Conditions for Archaeological Sites
Journal of Field Archaeology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 13
Published: July 17, 2024
Archaeologists
working
in
low
light
conditions
have
had
difficulty
producing
3D
models
that
are
both
scientific
and
aesthetic.
We
presenting
chiaroscuro
photogrammetry,
a
technique
inspired
by
Renaissance
artists,
to
solve
this
problem.
The
method
is
portable,
inexpensive,
impact,
adaptable,
fast,
requires
no
additional
expertise
beyond
photogrammetry.
While
first
trialed
on
rock
tree
produced
promising
outcomes,
the
true
test
was
panel
of
finger
flutings
completely
dark
chamber
Koonalda
Cave,
South
Australia.
result
model
with
evenly
balanced
deep
colors,
geometry
free
from
holes
visible
artifacts.
using
photogrammetry
visually
geometrically
accurate,
even
more
so
than
flash
Chiaroscuro
has
potential
revolutionize
modeling
for
variety
archaeological
contexts.
Language: Английский