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New Advances in the Field of Ice Age Art

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Although generally regarded as a fairly static field which only comes to life when a new theory or explanation comes along, the study of Ice Age art is, in fact, constantly changing and expanding, in terms of its data base, its geographical and chronological spread, and the kinds of information that can be extracted from it. I hope to provide a brief outline here of some of the most recent advances in this field, which is currently experiencing perhaps its most exciting and revolutionary phase since the existence and authenticity of Ice Age art were recognized at the turn of the century.

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Bahn, P.G. (1994). New Advances in the Field of Ice Age Art. In: Nitecki, M.H., Nitecki, D.V. (eds) Origins of Anatomically Modern Humans. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1507-8_6

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