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Abstract: This paper presents rock art as a collective action in which different strata of society took part, including children and subadults. Until recent decades archaeology of childhood has not been in the main focus of the archaeological research, much less the participation of those children in the artistic activity. The present study approaches the palaeodemography of artists in the decorated caves through the paleolithic rock art itself. The approximate age of these individuals has been calculated through the biometric analysis of hand stencils in the caves of Fuente del Salín, Castillo, La Garma, Maltravieso and Fuente del Trucho, using 3D photogrammetric models as reference. The results have been compared with a modern reference population in order to assign the Palaeolithic hands to certain age groups. It has been demonstrated the presence of hand stencil motifs belongs to infants, children and juveniles, revealing this stratum's importance in the artistic activity.
Fuente: Journal of Archaeological Science, 2022, 140, 105574
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication date: 01/04/2022
No. of pages: 11
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2022.105574
ISSN: 0305-4403,1095-9238
Spanish project: PID 2019-107262 GB-I00
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VERONICA FERNANDEZ NAVARRO
EDGARD CAMAROS I PEREZ
DIEGO GARATE MAIDAGAN
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