Pleistocene Palaeoart of the World: Session C80: Session C80

This book includes papers presented at the session entitled 'Pleistocene Palaeoart of the World' presented at the XV UISPP World Congress (Lisbon, 4-9 September 2006). Cover Page Title Page Copyright NOTE OF THE SERIES EDITOR LIST OF FIGURES PLEISTOCENE PALAEOART OF THE WORLD: INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY WHERE ARE THE MUR-E?: A BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO ROCK ART RESEARCH PHI IN THE ACHEULIAN: LOWER PALAEOLITHIC INTUITION AND THE NATURAL ORIGINS OF ANALOGY* THE LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ROCK ART OF INDIA THE ORIGINS OF ‘MODERN HUMANS’ AND PALAEO ART RECONSIDERED NEUROVISUAL THEORY, THE VISUO-MOTOR SYSTEM AND PLEISTOCENE PALAEOART THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF GRAPHIC SIGNS: EVOLUTIONARY AND SYSTEMIC APPROACHES 1 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PETROGLYPHS FROM EXCAVATIONS AT DARAKI-CHATTAN IN INDIA This collection of papers from the 15th UISPP congress seek to integrate perspectives from cognitive evolution and from the study of palaeoart, bringing together the latest key evidence from both disciplines. Different approaches include a study of the geometry of palaeoart, positing highly sophisticated spatial awareness among early hominins, neurovisual connections, behavioural studies, through the analysis of tools used in rock art production, semiotics, and two more conventional reports from excavations in India.