The Upper Palaeolithic era of Europe has left an abundance of
evidence for symbolic activities, such as direct representations of
animals and other features of the natural world, personal
adornments, and elaborate burials, as well as other vestiges that
are more abstract and cryptic. These behaviours are also exhibited
by populations throughout the world, from the prehistoric period
through to the present day. How can we interpret these activities?
What do they tell us about the beliefs and priorities of the people
who carried them out? How do these behaviours relate to ideologies,
cosmology, and understanding of the world? What can they tell us
about the emergence of ritual and religious thought? And how do the
activities of humans in prehistoric Europe compare with those of
their predecessors there and elsewhere? In this volume, fifteen
internationally renowned scholars contribute essays that explore
the relationship between symbolism, spirituality, and humanity in
the prehistoric societies of Europe and traditional societies
elsewhere. The volume is richly illustrated with 50 halftones and
24 colour plates.
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