People of Stone: Stelae, Personhood, and Society in Prehistoric Europe |
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Authors: | John Robb |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Archaeology, Cambridge University, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3 DZ, UK |
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Abstract: | Stelae (also known variously as statue-stelae and statue-menhirs) are a pan-European phenomenon in fourth and third millennia
b.c. Europe and are clearly associated with the social transformations characterizing Europe in this period. While the varying
traditions of stelae, from the Ukraine to Iberia, differ considerably, they also share a set of general aesthetic choices
towards representing the human body, reducing the body to a rigidly schematic, highly stylized with a widely shared geometry
and with emphasis upon its surface as a canvas for social marking, particularly of gender. This paper reviews the aesthetic
choices involved in stelae and relates them to the changing social contexts of later prehistoric Europe. |
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Keywords: | Art Anthropomorphic stelae Copper age Personhood Aesthetics Body |
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