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On Neuropsychology in Southern African Rock Art Research
Author(s) -
Blundell Geoffrey
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
anthropology of consciousness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1556-3537
pISSN - 1053-4202
DOI - 10.1525/ac.1998.9.1.3
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , rock art , interpretation (philosophy) , painting , psychology , history , art history , archaeology , philosophy , cognition , linguistics , neuroscience
This paper provides a brief history of neuropsychology in southern African San (Bushman) rock art research before moving on to describe what is known as the neuropsychological model. It shows how the model has added a powerful tool to the ethnographically‐based interpretation of the art by applying it to two paintings. Following this, some future possibilities for using the model are discussed.