The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest SymbolsSimon and Schuster, 31 may 2016 - 320 páginas “If you love mysteries, you’ll love this book. Genevieve von Petzinger acts as guide and sleuth in this fascinating, accessible, and fast-paced exploration of Ice Age artists and the evocative cave paintings they left behind” (Virginia Morell, author of Animal Wise and Ancestral Passions). In an adventure worthy of Indiana Jones, archeologist von Petzinger explores the little-known geometric cave art of our ancient ancestors—perhaps the first form of human written communication and a key to unlocking some of the mysteries of our ancient past. These “remarkable” (Jean Auel, author of the bestselling Earth’s Children series) findings “may represent one of the most extraordinary scientific insights of our time” (Wade Davis, author of The Serpent and the Rainbow). Join von Petzinger as she travels throughout Europe and attempts to crack the code of these strange symbols, which persisted virtually unchanged for some 30,000 years. Clearly meaningful to their creators, these geometric signs are one of the first indicators of our human ancestors’ intelligence and capacity for symbolic meaning and language—glimpses across millennia of an ancient consciousness linked to our own. Part travel journal, part popular science, and part personal narrative, this groundbreaking investigation explores what makes us human, how we evolved as a species, and how this cave art laid the foundation for so much of the technology that we enjoy today. |
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... painted in the typical red or black colors we usually see at sites across Spain and elsewhere in Europe, these were made using a distinct shade of mineral iron oxide (ochre) pigment that was much closer to pink than to red. This ...
... painted in the typical red or black colors we usually see at sites across Spain and elsewhere in Europe, these were made using a distinct shade of mineral iron oxide (ochre) pigment that was much closer to pink than to red. This ...
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... paint two red dots?1 These are the kinds of questions that kept me crawling through the mud in passageways deep under the earth over the two-year span of this project. And, luckily, not every site was as devoid of symbols as El Portillo ...
... paint two red dots?1 These are the kinds of questions that kept me crawling through the mud in passageways deep under the earth over the two-year span of this project. And, luckily, not every site was as devoid of symbols as El Portillo ...
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... paint. Of course I'm happy to go check them out. As we move beyond the large chamber, the passageway starts to narrow and the ceiling begins to angle downward. Before long we're crawling across a floor of hardened calcite topped with a ...
... paint. Of course I'm happy to go check them out. As we move beyond the large chamber, the passageway starts to narrow and the ceiling begins to angle downward. Before long we're crawling across a floor of hardened calcite topped with a ...
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... paint-covered fingertip to the rock. Many of these markings appear around the edges of cracks or hollows Age people braved the dark depths of Cudon to leave behind these little red dots. They must have been important to those who made ...
... paint-covered fingertip to the rock. Many of these markings appear around the edges of cracks or hollows Age people braved the dark depths of Cudon to leave behind these little red dots. They must have been important to those who made ...
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... paint around it to create an outline. These two prints are nearly overlapping, and the use of two different-colored hands side by side is unusual. But the pièce de résistance at Roc de Vézac is even more uncommon, almost unique in the ...
... paint around it to create an outline. These two prints are nearly overlapping, and the use of two different-colored hands side by side is unusual. But the pièce de résistance at Roc de Vézac is even more uncommon, almost unique in the ...
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CHAPTER 3 | 37 |
CHAPTER 4 | 55 |
CHAPTER 5 | 73 |
CHAPTER 6 | 85 |
CHAPTER 8 | 117 |
CHAPTER 9 | 131 |
CHAPTER 11 | 157 |
CHAPTER 12 | 173 |
CHAPTER 13 | 191 |
CHAPTER 14 | 207 |
CHAPTER 15 | 219 |
Conclusion | 263 |
Acknowledgments | 269 |
CHAPTER 10 | 147 |
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The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols Genevieve von Petzinger Vista previa restringida - 2017 |
The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World’s Oldest Symbols Genevieve von Petzinger Vista previa restringida - 2016 |
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