The social construction of caves and rockshelters: Chauvet Cave (France) and Nawarla Gabarnmang (Australia)
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Article Title | The social construction of caves and rockshelters: Chauvet Cave (France) and Nawarla Gabarnmang (Australia) |
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ERA Journal ID | 7891 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Delannoy, Jean‑Jacques (Author), David, Bruno (Author), Geneste, Jean‑Michel (Author), Katherine, Margaret (Author), Barker, Bryce (Author), Whear, Ray L. (Author) and Gunn, Robert G. (Author) |
Journal Title | Antiquity: a quarterly review of archaeology |
Journal Citation | 87 (335), pp. 12-29 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0003-598X |
1745-1744 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://antiquity.ac.uk/ant/087/ant0870012.htm |
Abstract | Caves and rockshelters are a key component of the archaeological record but are often regarded as natural places conveniently exploited by human communities. Archaeomorphological study shows however that they are not inert spaces but have frequently been modified by human action, sometimes in ways that imply a strong symbolic significance. In this paper the concept of 'amenagement', the re-shaping of a material space or of elements within it, is applied to Chauvet Cave in France and Nawarla Gabarnmang rockshelter in Australia. Deep within Chauvet Cave, fallen blocks were moved into position to augment the natural structure known as The Cactus, while at Nawarla Gabarnmang, blocks were removed from the ceiling and supporting pillars removed and discarded down the talus slope. These are hence not 'natural' places, but modified and socially constructed. |
Keywords | Chauvet Cave; Nawarla Gabarnmang; rockshelter; archaeomorphology; amenagement; geomorphological mapping; rock art |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 450101. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology |
440107. Social and cultural anthropology | |
430104. Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant | |
Public Notes | Copyright Antiquity Publications Ltd. Published Version restricted in accordance with copyright policy of publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | Savoy Mont-Blanc University, France |
Monash University | |
University of Bordeaux, France | |
Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation, Australia | |
School of Humanities and Communication | |
No affiliation | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1x8y/the-social-construction-of-caves-and-rockshelters-chauvet-cave-france-and-nawarla-gabarnmang-australia
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