Ontology and human evolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20058265 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oscar Moro Abadía (0000-0002-3992-7933), Amy A Chase |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 91-113 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Ontologies of Rock Art (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780429321863-4 |
| OpenAlex | W3121759082 |
| ISBN | 9780429321863 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
In this paper I question the epistemological and ontological assumption that rock art images necessarily equate to representations or semiotic signs and argue that this commonplace assumption underpins notions of rock art images acting as visual or social signals among mobile hunter-gatherer populations. As an alternative, I discuss the ecological and relational connections between rock art images, places, and landscapes. I argue that ecological understandings of rock art images are beneficial for our understanding of both hunter-gatherer and agrarian rock art. Exploring why both hunter-gatherer and agricultural societies make rock art provides leverage for a critical analysis of rock art imagery, reevaluating the ontological assumptions relating to images held by some rock art researchers. The paper explores agrarian rock art in several different contexts in prehistoric Europe, including Neolithic Britain and Ireland, and Bronze Age Scandinavia
Data science · Epistemology · Ontology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · Philosophy · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |