Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ANT 4450 - Paleolithic Cave Art (3)


When Offered: Fall
This course offers a paleo-anthropological examination of Paleolithic cave art, including analysis of both technological and cultural contexts. Special attention is given to different interpretive frameworks through which meaning has been attributed to cave art by anthropologists and archaeologists, including animism, sympathetic magic, structuralism, shamanism, natural history, and cognitive frameworks. Geographical focus is on the “classic” zone of cave art in Europe, with comparative examples drawn from other areas.
Students who have previously received credit for ANT 4451  may not enroll in or receive credit for ANT 4450.
Corequisites: ANT 2215 ANT 2230 , or approval of the instructor.

Prerequisites: ANT 2221 ,  ANT 3600 , or approval of the instructor.