SOME ASPECTS OF FUNCTIONAL AND SYMBOLIC ROLE OF SIBERIAN FIGURINES IN THE NEOLITHIC AND CHALCOLITHIC PERIOD

Authors :: A. V. Morozov
Source :: Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета, Vol 0, Iss 3-4, Pp 50-56 (2013)
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Kemerovo State University, 2013.
Abstract: The paper focuses on researching the meaning of Siberian figurines of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Period. The figurines are considered to be symbols of power and ritual items. The research was conducted in the context of the places where the figurines were found. Typological analysis and suppositions of the expected function of the figurines were made as well.

Subjects :: figurines
the neolithic age
the chalcolithic age
siberia
insignia
ritual
world view
semantics
iconography
zoomorphic sculpture
anthropomorphic sculpture
History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
DK1-4735
Psychology
BF1-990

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