The Great Civilisations of the Ancient Sahara
Neolithisation and the earliest evidence of anthropomorphic religions
by Fabrizio Mori
Introduction
The biological evolution of Homo and the gradual appearance of different cultural forms
The aesthetic function
The emergence of "art" as a stage of fundamental importance in the cultural evolution of Homo
Prehistoric art as awareness of the environment, the "real" andthe "non-real"
Prehistoric art in the Sahara: difficulties of interpretation
Research activity in the Tadrat Acacus
Research activity in the Amsak Settafet
Style and technique
The earliest anthropomorphic engravings
History and prehistory of the Sahara: neolithisation and anthropomorphism: the Round Head Period
The sacred nature of shelters
"Kettles"
Pairs of holes
Chronology
Notes to the illustrations
Glossary
Bibliography."L'ERMA" di BRETSCHNEIDER
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