Art Origins: The Emergence of Graphic Symbolism

García-Diez, Marcos; Ochoa, Blanca

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51726-1_2819-1

Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology 2019

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51726-1_2819-1

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Art Origins: The Emergence of Graphic Symbolism

Marcos García-Diez

Blanca Ochoa

Abstract: State of Knowledge and Current Debates Human Singularity and Symbolism: Commonplaces, Origins, and Developments When we talk or write about artistic creations, it is not unusual for people to regard them as a human singularity. It is something that distinguishes us

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A myth debunked. The Porosphaera globularis beads and their relation to the onset of symbolic thinking in prehistory

Berruti

Sigari

Zanasi³

et al. 2022

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Because of their inherent symbolic significance, personal ornaments gained a key role in the scientific debate regarding the emergence and evolution of symbolic behaviour; the presumed Acheulean beads discovered in the nineteenth century in northern Europe’s sites are considered crucial evidence of this. The fossils of the sponge Porosphaera globularis, because of their morphological characteristics, have been interpreted by some archaeologists as the starting point of this evolutionary path. In this work, the largest collection of Porosphaera globularis specimens is analysed, after remaining unpublished to this day. This was originally found in the French site of Saint-Acheul and preserved at the Civic Museums of Modena. An integrated analysis was carried out to understand whether these fossils were indeed used as beads; results revealed that they were actually not used as ornaments. This suggests the importance of finding strong arguments and evidence to support theories about the development of cognitive abilities in the genus Homo.

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A myth debunked. The Porosphaera globularis beads and their relation to the onset of symbolic thinking in prehistory

Berruti

Sigari

Zanasi³

et al. 2022

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Neanderthal cave art? A proposal from cognitive archaeology

Capín

2025

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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Art Origins: The Emergence of Graphic Symbolism

Abstract: State of Knowledge and Current Debates Human Singularity and Symbolism: Commonplaces, Origins, and Developments When we talk or write about artistic creations, it is not unusual for people to regard them as a human singularity. It is something that distinguishes us

Cited by 2 publications

References 30 publications

A myth debunked. The Porosphaera globularis beads and their relation to the onset of symbolic thinking in prehistory

A myth debunked. The Porosphaera globularis beads and their relation to the onset of symbolic thinking in prehistory

Neanderthal cave art? A proposal from cognitive archaeology

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