back to earth Posted October 22, 2016 Author #76 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Thanks Swede I will check those . I agree with this ; " However, to view all monumental structures as representing some "universal code" would obviously be stretching (!) many cultural and temporal factors. " I recently got this and just started it ; 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted October 22, 2016 #77 Share Posted October 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Swede said: Hope that the above is of assistance. Greetings Master Swede As usual much appreciated and most helpful, though I believe it would take a few days for me to fully comprehend the full extent of the information provided , that which I must add is due entirely to no fault but my own. Thanks be to ye ... ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted October 23, 2016 #78 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I was looking for another article that inferred that cave painting was a form of education,I will post it when I find it in my folders. For now though I will add this links as it expresses a position that the art was of a religious nature. http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/04/scholar-cave-paintings-show-religious-sophistication/ jmccr8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted October 23, 2016 #79 Share Posted October 23, 2016 'sacred' ... I have a problem with associating it all with 'religious' ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back to earth Posted October 23, 2016 Author #80 Share Posted October 23, 2016 So do I ... it infers what we think of religious ..... 'hunting magic' might be a better term than 'religious' . I know that is done here and was probably done in ancient times in Europe - for this I cite the 'lump' of clay, in the cave with with the bison art. Its roughly 'bison shaped' and seems indented with many spear marks . perhaps it had a skin over it ? Then again 'cave painting ' must be a much wider term than my 'stone age ' Certainly , here, in modern context, much cave art is 'sacred site' and therefore considered 'religious' (sacred can mean ; reserved for special purpose/s ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted October 23, 2016 #81 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Hi Third_eye, I wasn't supporting their conclusion, the article that I'm looking for proposes that some cave paintings were part of an educational tool but am having some difficulty posting links from folders in my google tool bar. i will post the link when I find it and recopy to my bookmarks bar then post. jmccr8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted October 23, 2016 #82 Share Posted October 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, back to earth said: So do I ... it infers what we think of religious ..... 'hunting magic' might be a better term than 'religious' . I know that is done here and was probably done in ancient times in Europe - for this I cite the 'lump' of clay, in the cave with with the bison art. Its roughly 'bison shaped' and seems indented with many spear marks . perhaps it had a skin over it ? Then again 'cave painting ' must be a much wider term than my 'stone age ' Certainly , here, in modern context, much cave art is 'sacred site' and therefore considered 'religious' (sacred can mean ; reserved for special purpose/s ) I was just thinking in terms of carrying a story forward through the art medium along with oral presentation. Such forms of art would be relatively easy to reproduce as groups of people moved and continued to teach the young members of a group. jmccr8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back to earth Posted October 23, 2016 Author #83 Share Posted October 23, 2016 yeah . It all works here, through the complexities of 'songlines' and who has what rights to what story, and how much of each story , and where you are allowed to travel . people moved around a vast area ( not counting those that took off to find new places ) frequenting certain sites where the art was . I dont think it needed to be 'reproduced' in other areas but certainly 'touched up ' or added to . . . . by special people . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted October 23, 2016 #84 Share Posted October 23, 2016 37 minutes ago, jmccr8 said: Hi Third_eye, I wasn't supporting their conclusion, the article that I'm looking for proposes that some cave paintings were part of an educational tool but am having some difficulty posting links from folders in my google tool bar. i will post the link when I find it and recopy to my bookmarks bar then post. jmccr8 Hiay you ... I know ... I wasn't directing it at you ... was more at the 'headings' ... apologies ... I should have been more specific ... ~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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