Caricature and contrast in the upper palaeolithic: Morphometric evidence from cave art

Perception

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-108

  Cheyne, James Allan ^a   Meschino, Lisa ^a   Smilek, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; ART; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; HORSE; HUMAN; MAMMAL; PAINTING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; BISON; CARICATURES AS TOPIC; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HORSES; HUMANS; MAMMALS; PAINTINGS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 73949086755     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p6079     Document Type: Article

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