New finds of Upper Palaeolithic decorative objects from Předmostí, Czech Republic

Antiquity

Volumn 81, Issue 314, 2007, Pages 856-864

  Farbstein, Rebecca ^a   Svoboda, Jiří ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Center   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Art; Czech Republic; Decorative art; Gravettian; Grid pattern; Mammoth; Reindeer; Upper Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

MAMMOTH; PALEOLITHIC; ROCK ART;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 37449019454     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00095958     Document Type: Article

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