A colleague recently informed me of what she thought was a very early zodiac. The object it is on, an Aramaic ritual bowl, is ancient but not prehistoric. It is not a zodiac or any type of accurate star map but a symbolic scheme of recognisable constellation shapes and figures. This undeniably exquisite item has […]
Month: December 2018
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My co-authored cave art paper has been receiving coverage for about two weeks: BBC World Service: Voice of America: Science Alert: https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-art-pieces-show-how-humans-kept-time-40-000-years-ago Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2018/11/28/cave-paintings-may-actually-be-sophisticated-star-maps/#3cc93f421751 The Australian: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/ancient-cave-drawings-may-represent-stars/news-story/46649690212636ecba4e93f755eb8690 India Today: Science Daily: The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/11/27/cave-paintings-ancient-zodiac-mapping-skies-say-experts/?fbclid=IwAR3 sONpjauNIehvmUpJWufFM9fN87LoubJvTtqdpfTcD9VxT0RSFjWZW2I MSN: The Times: A good one, here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/early-human-cave-art There’s probably others. Most reports focus on cave art as constellations, which isn’t […]