Unique examples of Palaeolithic art and an extremely rich collection of stone and bone implements make the site at Avdeevo one of the most interesting and important of the Upper Palaeolithic on the Russian plain. These assemblages point to clear connections with sites such as Willendorf and Dolni Vestonice in central Europe as well as with the similar Russian site at Kostenki. This volume contains an illustrated account of this material, which includes bone awls and decorated points, burnishers, diadems, trinkets and beads. ...
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Unique examples of Palaeolithic art and an extremely rich collection of stone and bone implements make the site at Avdeevo one of the most interesting and important of the Upper Palaeolithic on the Russian plain. These assemblages point to clear connections with sites such as Willendorf and Dolni Vestonice in central Europe as well as with the similar Russian site at Kostenki. This volume contains an illustrated account of this material, which includes bone awls and decorated points, burnishers, diadems, trinkets and beads. The descriptions and illustrations of all these objects was prepared by Gvozdover, who began excavating at Avdeevo in 1972, and have been edited for publication by Paul Bahn.
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Good Condition. Cover gently rubbed and bumped. Clean and fresh contents mostly. Otherwise, in good overall condition. Publisher's note: "Unique examples of Paleolithic art and an extremely rich collection of stone and bone implements make the site of Avdeevo one of the most interesting and important of the Upper Paleolithic on the Russian plain. These assemblages point to clear connections with sites such as Willendorf and Dolni Vestonice in central Europe as well as with the similar Russian site at Kostenki." "The worked bone and art objects include bone awls and decorated points, burnishers, diadems, trinkets and beads. There are fragments of bone with engraved ornament; there are utilitarian objects with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic decoration; there are figurines of mammoth and horse; and there are fourteen female figures with distinctive artistic characteristics that distinguish them from similar material from other sites." "The descriptions and illustrations of all these objects have been prepared by Mariana Gvozdover who began excavating at Avdeevo in 1972; they are here edited for publication by Paul Bahn."--Jacket Size: 24.1 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm. vi, 186 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)--Russia (Federation)--Avdeevo site; Art, Prehistoric--Russia (Federation)--Avdeevo site; Avdeevo site (Russia); Russia (Federation)--Antiquities; ISBN: 0946897859. ISBN/EAN: 9780946897858. Add. Inventory No: 240213RST009047.
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Very Good+ Printed paper wraps, octavo, illustrated in b&w. Book has mild toning to spine, gentle wear to corners, rubbing, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked.
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