The eyes have it. Human perception and anthropomorphic faces in world rock art

• Autores: Ben Watson
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 85, Nº 327, 2011, págs. 87-98
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Why do early artists draw eyes? The author argues that they reflect the evolution of the brain in its expressions of fear, love and behaviour, and invites us to apply this ethological approach more widely to the study of early symbolism.