Artists before Columbus: A multi-method characterization of the materials and practices of Caribbean cave art
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2017.09.012
Abstract: Abstract This study represents the first positive identification of plant gum binding media in pre-Columbian art, and the first dates from indigenous cave art in the Caribbean. Mona Island reveals an extensive and well-preserved pre-Columbian… read more here.
Keywords: multi method; art artists; microscopy; artists columbus ... See more keywords
Mapping the walls: High-resolution cartography applied to the analysis of prehistoric cave art in the Grotte du Mammouth (Domme, Dordogne, France)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2021.105332
Abstract: Abstract The analysis of paintings and engravings on the walls of Upper Palaeolithic caves generally focuses on the images themselves, their technical or stylistic characteristics, graphical and spatial composition, and, to a lesser extent, radiometric… read more here.
Keywords: cartography; mammouth domme; grotte mammouth; cave art ... See more keywords