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Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Art and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and New Stone Age

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The Upper Paleolithic Great Leap Forward
       Stone Blades Of The Upper Paleolithic
       Broadening The Subsistence Base
       Larger Sites Of Aggregation
       Branching Out In Raw Materials
       Abundance Of Nonutilitarian Objects
       Use Of Exotic Raw Materials
       More Elaborate Burials
       Production Of Art
A Revolution Of Intellect: The Meaning Of Upper Paleolithic Art
       The Earliest Art: Australia And Africa
       Upper Paleolithic Art In Europe
       The Venus Figurines
Issues And Debates:
Is There A Gap Between The Evolution Of Anatomically Modern Humans And The Development Of Modern Intelligence?
What Does The Art Of The Upper Paleolithic Mean?
Was The Paleolithic “A Man’s World”?
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