ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF SOUTHEASTERN PREHISTORIC CAVE ART

Research on dark zone cave art in the Southeast has confronted archaeologists with a variety of technical and interpretive problems unique to the cave environment and to the subject matter encountered in the art itself. Six areas of concern treat solutions to challenges raised by cave dark zones as...

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Published in:Midcontinental journal of archaeology 2001-10, Vol.26 (2), p.233-250
Main Authors: Simek, Jan F., Cressler, Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
America and Arctic regions
Archaeology
Cave paintings
Caves
Charcoal
Mud
North America
Petroglyphs
Pictographs
Preceramic cultures
Prehistoric art
Prehistory and protohistory
Rock paintings
Woodlands
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Summary:Research on dark zone cave art in the Southeast has confronted archaeologists with a variety of technical and interpretive problems unique to the cave environment and to the subject matter encountered in the art itself. Six areas of concern treat solutions to challenges raised by cave dark zones as contexts for research as well as issues in the study of southeastern cave art in its cultural context. Logistics, documentation, variability in the art work, its chronology, its interpretation, and conservation are each considered in turn. A rich and varied expressive tradition, one beginning in the Archaic and continuing into the Mississippian, is now evident in the region.
ISSN:0146-1109
2327-4271