In:
Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 25, No. 3 ( 2015-08), p. 551-564
Abstract:
Some of the painted caves in southern France preserve human footprints from the Ice Age of 17,000 years ago. Research has so far dealt with them sparsely and through a morphometric approach only. In 2013 three indigenous hunters/trackers from the Kalahari had an opportunity to read several spoor accumulations in four caves on the basis of their indigenous knowledge. As a result of this morpho-classificatory approach to track reading they produced new hypotheses on prehistoric cave visitors. Most spectacular is the narrative which the trackers generated from the footprints not far from the clay bison at Tuc d’Audoubert. Further research is planned to inspect more tracks and look into the epistemological status of the indigenous tracking method.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0959-7743
,
1474-0540
DOI:
10.1017/S0959774315000050
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2053550-8
SSG:
6,14
SSG:
6,22
SSG:
6,11
