Embodiment and visual reproduction in the Neolithic: the case of stamped symbols

Skeates, R.

doi:10.4312/dp.35.13

Embodiment and visual reproduction in the Neolithic: the case of stamped symbols

Skeates, R.

Authors

Professor Robin Skeates robin.skeates@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This paper explores the cultural and conceptual dimensions of ceramic (and stone) stamps found at Neolithic and Copper Age sites in Western Asia and Southern Europe, dating to between the eighth and third millennia BC. Based upon a recent study of their archaeological deposition contexts, their surviving forms and regional variations in their style, they are discussed here in terms of their biographies, their reciprocal relations with people, and their embeddedness in cultural processes. More specifically, they are interpreted with reference to a pair of key cultural processes that characterise the material culture of Neolithic Eurasia: embodiment and visual reproduction.

Citation

Skeates, R. (2008). Embodiment and visual reproduction in the Neolithic: the case of stamped symbols. Documenta Praehistorica, 35, 179-184. https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.35.13

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2008
Deposit Date	Feb 17, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Feb 18, 2016
Journal	DOCUMENTA PRAEHISTORICA.
Print ISSN	1408-967X
Electronic ISSN	1854-2492
Publisher	University of Ljubljana
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Volume	35
Pages	179-184
DOI	https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.35.13