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Art and the Brain: Archaeological Perspectives on Visual Communication

Published version
Peer-reviewed

Type

Article

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Authors

Kaner, S 

Abstract

jats:titleAbstract</jats:title> jats:pThis issue of the journal developed from interest generated around a conference held in Cambridge entitled Art and the Brain, which examined how human neurophysiological capacities are exemplified by early art. This is a theme of great interest today, with attention focused on the ability to produce art as one of the defining characteristics of fully modern human beings, since their emergence in Africa 100,000 years ago, and the desire to understand the role of art in the story of human evolution.</jats:p>

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Keywords

Art, brain, archaeological perspectives, colour, line

Journal Title

Open Archaeology

Conference Name

Journal ISSN

2300-6560
2300-6560

Volume Title

4

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Sponsorship
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Conference Grant; Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures