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What do we know about Mesolithic art? In the Late Glacial and early Postglacial period the naturalistic figurative graphic depictions of animals flourishing in Ice Age Europe disappeared more or less completely. A new style – abstract and geometric – emerged, carried out using fine incisions as well as pricked and drilled dots. It is mostly found on tools, personal ornaments and other portable artefacts. In addition, rock-engravings and sculptured and painted objects are also preserved from the Mesolithic. The motifs and patterns are limited in number and often occur regionally and supra-regionally, possibly including symbols, information and communications.
The conference aims to investigate the new significant and distinctive style of the Late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic hunter-fisher-gatherers. We will try to explore the possible reasons for its creation; its meaning, function and possible indications of the early origin of writing. Representations of the landscape seem to have been engraved, as well as pictorial messages from one human group to another.
The conference is addressed to archaeologists working on Mesolithic art but also to art historians, anthropologists, ethnologists and psychologists.
Information on participating / attending:
We are sorry to inform you that the list of lectures is already complete. But you are invited to present a poster.
Date:
09/19/2019 10:00 - 09/21/2019 18:30
Registration deadline:
05/15/2019
Event venue:
Richard-Wagner-Straße 9
06114 Halle (Saale)
Sachsen-Anhalt
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Art / design, Cultural sciences, History / archaeology, Philosophy / ethics, Psychology
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
06/27/2019
Sender/author:
Alfred Reichenberger
Department:
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event64130
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