Open AccessDepiction of hairstyle, reflection of identity? Some considerations concerning Neolithic depictions of hairstyles in the Anzabegovo – Vršnik and Velušina – Porodin cultural milieu
Author(s) -
Alenka Tomaž
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
documenta praehistorica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1854-2492
pISSN - 1408-967X
DOI - 10.4312/dp.44.21
Subject(s) - depiction , identity (music) , phenomenon , cultural phenomenon , art , anthropology , history , literature , aesthetics , sociology , philosophy , epistemology
The phenomenon of Neolithic figurines and other anthropomorphic representations depicting humans with styled hair is an issue that has been generally overlooked in research. Their occurrence in Neolithic contexts all around Southeast Europe is fascinating in itself, and the same holds for the territory of the Anzabegovo – Vršnik and Velušina – Porodin cultural milieus, which is the case study presented in this article