How Ancient Europeans Saw the World: Vision, Patterns, and the Shaping of the Mind in Prehistoric Times

Peter S. WellsPrinceton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0691166759

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How Ancient Europeans Saw the World: Vision, Patterns, and the Shaping of the Mind in Prehistoric Times

Peter S. WellsPrinceton University Press

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ISBN-10: 0691166757 · ISBN-13: 978‑0691166759 · 2012 · 1st Edition

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Peter S. Wells explores the cognitive evolution of prehistoric European societies by analyzing the intersection of visual culture and mental development. The book examines how ancient populations utilized intricate patterns and symbolic artifacts to structure their perception of the physical and metaphysical world.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
1st Edition2012
Pages: 304Language: English

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Author: Peter S. Wells

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Inferred: Archaeological TheoryInferred: Visual CultureInferred: Visual PerceptionInferred: Material Culture

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Cornerstone of: Cognitive Archaeology

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