1st Edition
The Archaeology of Seeing Science and Interpretation, the Past and Contemporary Visual Art
By Liliana Janik
Copyright 2020
252 Pages
124 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
252 Pages
124 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
252 Pages
124 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Archaeology of Seeing provides readers with a new and provocative understanding of material culture through exploring visual narratives captured in cave and rock art, sculpture, paintings, and more.
The engaging argument draws on current thinking in archaeology, on how we can interpret the behaviour of people in the past through their use of material culture, and how this affects our... Read more
Introduction
1 How contemporary is prehistoric art?
2 The origins of art
3 The gallery: unveiling visual narrative　
4 Power of display: the artist and the object
5 Embodiment and disembodiment: the corporality of visual art and interwoven landscapes
6 Portraiture and the reverence of the other
7 Conclusion
Biography
Liliana Janik is Assistant Director of Research, Deputy Director at the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre, and Fellow of Girton College, University of Cambridge. She leads research projects in Japan and Russia. She specialises in prehistoric art: rock art, sculpture, and neuroaesthetic approaches to art, as well as heritage of the landscape.
