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New finds of art objects from the Upper Palaeolithic site of Zaraysk, Russia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Hizri Amirkhanov  and
Sergey Lev
Hizri Amirkhanov
Affiliation:
*Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (Email: amirkhanov@rambler.ru; zaraysk@yandex.ru)
Sergey Lev
Affiliation:
*Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (Email: amirkhanov@rambler.ru; zaraysk@yandex.ru)
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Abstract

The new art objects from Zaraysk show an extraordinary repertoire of incised carving on mammoth ivory plaques and carving in the round, including representations of women and large mammals, and geometric decoration on bone utensils. The authors show that while belonging to the broad family of Upper Palaeolithic artists, the Zaraysk carvers produced forms particular to their region, some with magical associations.

Keywords

RussiaZarayskUpper Palaeolithicartportable art
Type
Research
Information
Antiquity , Volume 82 , Issue 318 , December 2008 , pp. 862 - 870
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 2008

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