New finds of art objects from the Upper Palaeolithic site of Zaraysk, Russia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3449348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H A Amirkhanov (0000-0002-9904-2539, Institute of Archaeology), Hizri Amirkhanov, Sergey Lev (0000-0001-9306-2806, Institute of Archaeology) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 318 |
| Pages | 862-870 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00097635 |
| OpenAlex | W68186030 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
The new art objects from Zaraysk show an extraordinary repertoire of incised carving on mammoth ivory plaques and carving in the round, including representations of women and large mammals, and geometric decoration on bone utensils. The authors show that while belonging to the broad family of Upper Palaeolithic artists, the Zaraysk carvers produced forms particular to their region, some with magical associations
Archaeology · Art · Carving · Geography · Literature · Mammoth · Repertoire · Visual arts · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Marine and environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |