An overview of Asian palaeoart of the Pleistocene

• Autores: Robert G. Bednarik
• Localización: Préhistoire, art et sociétés: bulletin de la Société Préhistorique de l'Ariège, ISSN 1954-5045, Nº. 65-66, 2010-2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: L'art pléistocène dans le monde), págs. 162-163
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This critical assessment of the present state of secure knowledge of Pleistocene palaeoart in the continent of Asia considers both the proven occurrences from five countries, and proposed further finds that are of questionable status. The nature and diversity of the available pan-continental evidence is discussed. This survey indicates firstly that, in comparison especially to Europe, this subject has been severely neglected; and secondly, that the known geographical distribution and the paucity of credible instances are the result of such factors as the intensity of research activities and taphonomic factors. The only reasonably informative data derives from a very few areas where research has been focused, and the nature of the Pleistocene finds illustrates significant taphonomic bias �as is also the case in the other continents.