Catalogue of the Prehistoric Antiquities From Adichanallur and Perumbair
Catalogue of the Prehistoric Antiquities From Adichanallur and Perumbair

Author: Alexander Rea

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781017193077

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The Excavation of the Prehistoric Burial Tumulus at Lofkend, Albania
The Excavation of the Prehistoric Burial Tumulus at Lofkend, Albania

Author: Lorenc Bejko

Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

Published: 2015-12-31

Total Pages: 1178

ISBN-13: 1938770528

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The burial tumulus of Lofkend lies in one of the richest archaeological areas of Albania (ancient "Illyria"), home to a number of burial tumuli spanning the Bronze and Iron Ages of later prehistory. Some were robbed long ago, others were reused for modern burials; few were excavated under scientific conditions. Modern understanding of the pre- and protohistory of Illyria has largely been shaped by the contents of such burial mounds. What inspired the systematic exploration of Lofkend by UCLA was more than the promise of an unplundered necropolis; it was also a chance to revisit the significance of this tumulus and its fellows for the emergence of urbanism and complexity in ancient Illyria. In addition to artifacts, the recovery of surviving plant remains, bones, and other organic material contribute insights into the environmental and ecological history of the region.

Creatures of Another Age
Creatures of Another Age

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-27

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781948405744

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The discovery of fossils of extinct species like the pterodactyl, iguanodon, and woolly mammoth during the nineteenth century caused an upheaval in the scientific world and challenged long-held religious beliefs about the creation and history of the world. But it also sparked the imaginations of countless writers, and it wasn't long before these prehistoric monsters began to appear in stories of adventure, science fiction, fantasy, and horror, as well as in more surprising forms, such as a ballad sung by an ichthyosaurus or a mock Elizabethan verse drama with a cast of primordial creatures. This volume collects some of the most fascinating Victorian writing on dinosaurs and other prehistoric monsters, including stories, poems, drama, and essays, and features contributions by well known names like Arthur Conan Doyle, George Sand, and Jack London, along with many other once-popular but now-forgotten writers, and includes a new introduction by Richard Fallon.

Catalogue of Artefacts from Malta in the British Museum
Catalogue of Artefacts from Malta in the British Museum

Author: Josef Mario Briffa SJ

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2017-04-30

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1784915890

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Ancient finds from the Maltese islands are rare, and those held in the British Museum form an important collection. Represented is a wide cultural range, spanning the Early and Late Neolithic, the Bronze Age, Roman and more recent historic periods.

Calendar
Calendar

Author: University of Calcutta

Publisher:

Published: 1919

Total Pages: 888

ISBN-13:

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Includes "Examination Papers".

Prehistoric Pictures and American Modernism
Prehistoric Pictures and American Modernism

Author: Elke Seibert

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2023-09-21

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1350185264

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In April 1937, the Museum of Modern Art in New York hosted an exhibition that served as a catalyst for the appropriation of prehistoric rock art in postwar abstract painting. With the title "Prehistoric Rock Pictures in Europe and Africa", it displayed a range of copies from the influential collection of the German ethnologist Leo Frobenius. Largely disregarded in modern American art history up until now, this book highlights the importance of this exhibition to artists such as Josef Albers, Adolph Gottlieb, David Smith, and The American Abstract Artists group, who sought inspiration from the prehistoric images' primordial creativity. With a transnational scope, this book reveals new facts about the connections between Paris and New York, and the importance of communication and collaboration between them for these artists. In doing so, Seibert shows that this debate was about more than just legitimizing abstract art forms from the past, but about recognizing an autonomous American abstract art. Presenting unseen archival material, letters, and exhibition documentation, Prehistoric Pictures and American Modernism offers a new reading of the development of modern American abstraction, and will hold an important place in the historiography of the movement, its global traditions, and its legacy.