Demorest Davenport
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 980763 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Demorest Davenport |
| PRENOMES | Demorest |
| SOBRENOME | Davenport |
| ASSINATURA | DAVENPORT D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1988 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1993 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The Chumash and the swordfish
Linguistic, ethnographic, archaeological and technical evidence demonstrates the mythological and ceremonial importance of the swordfish in Chumash culture. From at least the 1st century AD, there existed among the Chumash of the Santa Barbara region, California, a productive fishery for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) by harpoon. The probability is that a shamanistic cult was intended to bring this great 'master of the sea' within reach of fishermen…
The bird of Chavín
A key to the understanding of ancient iconography is knowing just what the pictures are pictures of. That is not always an easy question: in this case, a classic collection of Peruvian depictions, it is at least clear the pictures are of birds. But what kind of bird, and why
The scene in the Shaft at Lascaux
A new look at one of the more famous puzzles in prehistoric art, and the derivation of a scene at Lascaux from shamanistic practice
The Chumash and the swordfish
Linguistic, ethnographic, archaeological and technical evidence demonstrates the mythological and ceremonial importance of the swordfish in Chumash culture. From at least the 1st century AD, there existed among the Chumash of the Santa Barbara region, California, a productive fishery for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) by harpoon. The probability is that a shamanistic cult was intended to bring this great 'master of the sea' within reach of fishermen…
The scene in the Shaft at Lascaux
A new look at one of the more famous puzzles in prehistoric art, and the derivation of a scene at Lascaux from shamanistic practice
The bird of Chavín
A key to the understanding of ancient iconography is knowing just what the pictures are pictures of. That is not always an easy question: in this case, a classic collection of Peruvian depictions, it is at least clear the pictures are of birds. But what kind of bird, and why
The scene in the Shaft at Lascaux
A new look at one of the more famous puzzles in prehistoric art, and the derivation of a scene at Lascaux from shamanistic practice
The bird of Chavín
A key to the understanding of ancient iconography is knowing just what the pictures are pictures of. That is not always an easy question: in this case, a classic collection of Peruvian depictions, it is at least clear the pictures are of birds. But what kind of bird, and why
The Chumash and the swordfish
Linguistic, ethnographic, archaeological and technical evidence demonstrates the mythological and ceremonial importance of the swordfish in Chumash culture. From at least the 1st century AD, there existed among the Chumash of the Santa Barbara region, California, a productive fishery for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) by harpoon. The probability is that a shamanistic cult was intended to bring this great 'master of the sea' within reach of fishermen…
Archaeology (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Ancient history (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Biology (2 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (2 obras) · Visual arts (2 obras) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (1 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 obras) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 obras)