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The mind in the cave : consciousness and the origins of art / David Lewis-Williams

This study examines the origins of Upper Palaeolithic cave art in Western Europe, proposing that these images resulted from altered states of consciousness. It explores the link between neurological evolution and the emergence of symbolic thought and social structures.

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