How has Lewis-Williams explained the cave paintings at Lascaux?
A) The paintings represented totems, from which lineages or clans believed themselves to be descended.
B) The paintings were left by hunters seeking to mark the territory as their own, and provided a sign to other hunters that they were not welcome.
C) The paintings had no real symbolic meaning, and were essentially "art-for-art's sake," appreciated for its aesthetic value but containing little cultural meaning.
D) The paintings are related to altered states of consciousness, and ultimately represent Upper Paleolithic people pondering the meaning of life.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q18: A ritual in which an individual seeks
Q19: Which of the following is true of
Q20: The paradigm that holds that human culture
Q21: Lascaux cave in southern France is perhaps
Q22: A social institution containing a set of
Q24: Ramililisonina first believed that the stones at
Q25: Any archaeology of the mind will have
Q26: How was Lascaux cave discovered?
A) Accidentally, by
Q27: Using some historical or ethnographic information, as
Q28: Upper Paleolithic cave art in France and
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents