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The Aesthetics of Colour and Brilliance - or Why Were Prehistoric Persons Interested in Rocks, Minerals, Clays and Pigments?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Chapman, John |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | The authors present an exploration of why prehistoric persons were so interested in highly coloured and shining objects. They propose an aesthetic of colour and brilliance that emerged in the Balkan early farming period and developed as a key feature in the Climax Balkan Copper Age, influencing all forms of material culture and underpining the dazzling development of goldworking technology represented in the Varna Chalcolithic cemetery. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://mgu.bg/geoarchmin/naterials/11Gaydarska&Chapman.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |