Beyond the Bounds of Western Europe: Paleolithic Art in the Balkan Peninsula
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2020
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Ruiz-Redondo, AitorGarate, Diego

Gonzalez-Morales, Manuel R.
Janković, Ivor
Jaubert, Jacques
Karavanić, Ivor
Komso, Darko
Kuhn, Steven L.
Mihailović, Dušan

Moro Abadia, Oscar
Vander Linden, Marc
Vukosavljević, Nikola
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Paleolithic art offers unique perspectives on prehistoric societies and cultures. It is also considered a key component of modern human behavior. Until recently, Paleolithic artworks were thought to be geographically restricted to a very few areas, especially southwestern Europe. Discoveries of art in other parts of Europe and other parts of the globe have challenged this vision, expanding the documented distribution of this important cultural phenomenon. As a consequence, there has been renewed interest in less well-known areas, with the goal of determining whether the current lack of art is a reflection of a past reality, the product of limited research, or a matter of preservation. One of these regions is the Balkan Peninsula, a key area for understanding Upper Paleolithic societies given its location at the crossroads of several migration routes into Europe. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the Paleolithic symbolic products, including both rock art and portable art... from the Balkans. Recent research has led to new discoveries and insights into the symbolism of this long-neglected area. The present review, combining existing literature and new fieldwork, sheds new light on social and cultural interactions in this part of the continent and leads to a better understanding of its role within the European Upper Paleolithic cultural sphere.
Keywords:
Upper Paleolithic / Symbolic behavior / Southeastern Europe / Rock art / Portable art / Balkan PeninsulaSource:
Journal of World Prehistory, 2020, 33, 4, 425-455Publisher:
- Springer, New York
Funding / projects:
- French State within the framework of the 'Investments for the future' Programme IdEx University of BordeauxFrench National Research Agency (ANR) [ANR-10-IDEX-03-02]
- British Academy through a Newton International Fellowship
- Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia
- Cultural changes and population movements in the early Prehistory of the central Balkans (RS-177023)
DOI: 10.1007/s10963-020-09147-z
ISSN: 0892-7537
WoS: 000582408300001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85093939424
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Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Ruiz-Redondo, Aitor AU - Garate, Diego AU - Gonzalez-Morales, Manuel R. AU - Janković, Ivor AU - Jaubert, Jacques AU - Karavanić, Ivor AU - Komso, Darko AU - Kuhn, Steven L. AU - Mihailović, Dušan AU - Moro Abadia, Oscar AU - Vander Linden, Marc AU - Vukosavljević, Nikola PY - 2020 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3201 AB - Paleolithic art offers unique perspectives on prehistoric societies and cultures. It is also considered a key component of modern human behavior. Until recently, Paleolithic artworks were thought to be geographically restricted to a very few areas, especially southwestern Europe. Discoveries of art in other parts of Europe and other parts of the globe have challenged this vision, expanding the documented distribution of this important cultural phenomenon. As a consequence, there has been renewed interest in less well-known areas, with the goal of determining whether the current lack of art is a reflection of a past reality, the product of limited research, or a matter of preservation. One of these regions is the Balkan Peninsula, a key area for understanding Upper Paleolithic societies given its location at the crossroads of several migration routes into Europe. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the Paleolithic symbolic products, including both rock art and portable art from the Balkans. Recent research has led to new discoveries and insights into the symbolism of this long-neglected area. The present review, combining existing literature and new fieldwork, sheds new light on social and cultural interactions in this part of the continent and leads to a better understanding of its role within the European Upper Paleolithic cultural sphere. PB - Springer, New York T2 - Journal of World Prehistory T1 - Beyond the Bounds of Western Europe: Paleolithic Art in the Balkan Peninsula EP - 455 IS - 4 SP - 425 VL - 33 DO - 10.1007/s10963-020-09147-z ER -
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Ruiz-Redondo, A., Garate, D., Gonzalez-Morales, M. R., Janković, I., Jaubert, J., Karavanić, I., Komso, D., Kuhn, S. L., Mihailović, D., Moro Abadia, O., Vander Linden, M.,& Vukosavljević, N.. (2020). Beyond the Bounds of Western Europe: Paleolithic Art in the Balkan Peninsula. in Journal of World Prehistory Springer, New York., 33(4), 425-455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10963-020-09147-z
Ruiz-Redondo A, Garate D, Gonzalez-Morales MR, Janković I, Jaubert J, Karavanić I, Komso D, Kuhn SL, Mihailović D, Moro Abadia O, Vander Linden M, Vukosavljević N. Beyond the Bounds of Western Europe: Paleolithic Art in the Balkan Peninsula. in Journal of World Prehistory. 2020;33(4):425-455. doi:10.1007/s10963-020-09147-z .
Ruiz-Redondo, Aitor, Garate, Diego, Gonzalez-Morales, Manuel R., Janković, Ivor, Jaubert, Jacques, Karavanić, Ivor, Komso, Darko, Kuhn, Steven L., Mihailović, Dušan, Moro Abadia, Oscar, Vander Linden, Marc, Vukosavljević, Nikola, "Beyond the Bounds of Western Europe: Paleolithic Art in the Balkan Peninsula" in Journal of World Prehistory, 33, no. 4 (2020):425-455, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10963-020-09147-z . .