The “Malta Realism
On Interpreting Siberian Anthropomorphic Figurines From the Upper Paleolithic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6037367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Isabell Schmidt (0000-0002-0836-6862, corresponding author), I V Schmidt (0000-0001-8608-5321) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 50-57 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1563-0110 • E-ISSN: 1531-832X |
| Publisher | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.aeae.2010.10.005 |
| OpenAlex | W2085946810 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article revisits the meaning of Upper Paleolithic figurines from Malta. Anthropomorphic figurines show childlike proportions and lack mouths. Archaeological and ethnographic data suggest that the figurines in question represent children, and that the figurines of wingless birds relate to infants or rather, to their “souls
Archaeology · Art · Geography · Literature · Middle Paleolithic · Pleistocene · Realism · Upper Paleolithic · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |