Upper Palaeolithic figures as a reflection of human morphology and social organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3556629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Pierre Duhard (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 254 |
| Pages | 83-91 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| 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/s0003598x00045087 |
| OpenAlex | W1623566675 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 7 |
Whilst there is no evidence that human representations in Palaeolithic art are an accurate reflection of contemporary social demography, they can yield valuable data on Palaeolithic populations and their social organization. The paper analyses a group of Palaeolithic figures which show that women seem to have been accorded a privileged role in hunter-gatherer society, based on their physiological functions as mothers and sexual and social partners
Geography · Reflection (computer programming · Social group · Social organization · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2023 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |