The Great Civilisations of the Ancient Sahara

Neolithisation and the earliest evidence of anthropomorphic religions

by Fabrizio Mori

Book cover: The Great Civilisations of the Ancient Sahara

Extent: 276 pages

Publisher: L’ERMA di Bretschneider

Subjects: African Studies

Series: Bibliotheca Archaeologica

Series volume number: 21

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 1998)

ISBN: 9788870629712

Price: $329.00

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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

  • By (author) Fabrizio Mori