Interpreting ancient figurines : context, comparison, and prehistoric art /

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Main Author: Lesure, Richard G. (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

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Call Number: NB70 .L47 2011

Table of Contents:
  • •1. Universalist Explanation and Prehistoric Figurines •2. Comparison and Context •3. The Questions We Ask of Images •4. A Cross-Cultural Explanation for Female Figurines? •5. Mesoamerican Figurines and the Contextualist Appeal to Universal Truths •6. Figurines, Goddesses, and the Texture of Long-Term Structures in the Near East •7. On Figurines, Femaleness, and Comparison