Rock art and social life
Revisiting the Neolithic transition in Mediterranean Iberia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2405248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Fairén-Jiménez (Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-143 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1469-6053 • E-ISSN: 1741-2951 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1469605307073179 |
| OpenAlex | W2042892529 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article revisits the Neolithic transition in Mediterranean Iberia taking into account an aspect usually neglected in the archaeological discourse: the rock art styles that emerged in this context. These distinct styles have been generally attributed to different populations, according to a historicist point of view that equates stylistic variability and ethnic identity. However, the recent recognition that they were developed by the same social group requires the formulation of an alternative explanation. My proposal is based on the exploration of the social context of production and consumption of the rock art, through the analysis of the patterns of location of the sites within the landscape and the definition of their archaeological context
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Consumption (sociology · Context (archaeology · Ethnic group · Historicism · Identity (music · Literature · Point (geometry · Rock art · Social group · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2020 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |