The first signs : unlocking the mysteries of the world's oldest symbols

The first signs : unlocking the mysteries of the world's oldest symbols /

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Archaeologist Genevieve von Petzinger looks past the horses, bison, ibex, and faceless humans in the ancient paintings and instead focuses on the abstract geometric images that accompany them. She offers her research on the terse symbols that appear more often than any other kinds of figures--signs...

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Main Author: Von Petzinger, Genevieve
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atria Books, 2016.
Subjects:
Von Petzinger, Genevieve > Travel > Europe.
Paleolithic period > Europe.
Glacial epoch > Europe.
Signs and symbols > Europe > History.
Symbolism in art > History.
Geometry in art > History.
Art, Prehistoric > Europe.
Rock paintings > Europe.
Social archaeology > Europe.
Europe > Antiquities.

East Central Regional Library

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Call Number: 302.2223 V

Viking Library System

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Call Number: 302.2223 VON

Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Call Number: GN772.2.A1 V66 2017

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