Expanding the horizons of Palaeolithic rock art: the site of Romualdova Pećina

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Publication Date

January 2019

Publication Title

Antiquity

Volume Number

93

Issue Number

368

Abstract

Rock art is key for understanding European Palaeolithic societies. Long thought to have been restricted to South-west Europe, recent discoveries on the Balkan Peninsula have expanded significantly the geographic distribution of Upper Palaeolithic figurative rock art, calling into question the idea of its limited distribution. This article presents the first example of figurative cave art discovered in the Balkan region, at Romualdova Pećina (‘Romuald's Cave’) in Croatia, discussing its chronology and relevance in the context of recent research in Pleistocene art.

Keywords

Balkan Peninsula, Upper Palaeolithic, Pleistocene, Cave Art, Symbolism

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Identifier

SFS0071437_00001

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