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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... vision adjusting to the gloomy interior. The floor plan I was studying for this cave earlier in the day showed a passageway continuing quite a bit farther into the hillside, but I don't see any exit from the chamber 7 Two Red Dots.
... vision adjusting to the gloomy interior. The floor plan I was studying for this cave earlier in the day showed a passageway continuing quite a bit farther into the hillside, but I don't see any exit from the chamber 7 Two Red Dots.
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... passageway angles down sharply, and a small stream of water trickles across the thick muddy surface, its flow splitting to encircle jagged pieces of rock that rise like islands out of the mud as it continues downward into the darkness ...
... passageway angles down sharply, and a small stream of water trickles across the thick muddy surface, its flow splitting to encircle jagged pieces of rock that rise like islands out of the mud as it continues downward into the darkness ...
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... passageway so I'm looking up. We still need to get our gear down safely. Dillon leans in headfirst, and I boost myself back up until we are within reach of each other to receive the two light banks and a camera bag. Finally, it's ...
... passageway so I'm looking up. We still need to get our gear down safely. Dillon leans in headfirst, and I boost myself back up until we are within reach of each other to receive the two light banks and a camera bag. Finally, it's ...
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... passageway back to the upper level and we will be out. When we emerge into the sunlight, Dillon and I are both so encrusted with mud that we can't help but laugh. Gustavo is apologetic that we have just spent almost three hours sliding ...
... passageway back to the upper level and we will be out. When we emerge into the sunlight, Dillon and I are both so encrusted with mud that we can't help but laugh. Gustavo is apologetic that we have just spent almost three hours sliding ...
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... passageways deep under the earth over the two-year span of this project. And, luckily, not every site was as devoid ... passageway opens up into a large chamber with a forty-foot ceiling. We have to thread our way between deep cracks in ...
... passageways deep under the earth over the two-year span of this project. And, luckily, not every site was as devoid ... passageway opens up into a large chamber with a forty-foot ceiling. We have to thread our way between deep cracks in ...
Índice
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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 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
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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