Rock-art and the transition to farming. The Neolithic landscape of the central Mediterranean coast of Spain |
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Authors: | Sara Fairén |
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Institution: | Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History University of Alicante Ap. 99 –03080 Alicante, SPAIN |
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Abstract: | Summary. This paper deals with the analysis of stylistic variation between the different rock‐art traditions that coexisted in the central Mediterranean coastal area of Spain in the Neolithic period – the Macro Schematic tradition, the Schematic tradition and the Levantine tradition. The stylistic variation is analyzed in different scales from the panel with its compositions and superimpositions, to the shelter – shared or exclusive – and the landscape, focussing on patterns of distribution and relationships with settlement sites. This stylistic analysis enables us to study the chronological aspects of the process of Neolithization; while the symbolic character of these marks on the landscape offers an insight into the perception and use of space by the communities who made them. |
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