From A Paleolithic Art to Pleistocene Visual Cultures (Introduction to two Special Issues on 'Advances in the Study of Pleistocene Imagery and Symbol Use')

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Issue Title: Advances in the Study of Pleistocene Imagery and Symbol Use, Part I

This paper serves as an introduction to two special issues on advances in the method and theory of Pleistocene imagery and symbol use. In order to contextualize the contributions that comprise these two issues, this paper defines the temporal and geographic scope of Pleistocene imagery, outlines the contexts in which the images are found, briefly reviews the history of interpretation of the images and discusses some of the current trends and future directions of the field.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]