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The Bigger Picture: How Rock Art fit into the lives of the people who made it

September 13, 2018 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Willamette University College of Law, John C. Paulus Lecture Hall, Room 201
245 Winter Street SE
Salem, OR 97301 United States


AIA Society: Salem

Lecturer: David Lee

Traditional forager peoples across the globe made rock art for thousands of years prior to colonization by Europeans. Most of the traditional knowledge concerning the images was lost when these cultures were displaced, absorbed, or wiped out. Research over the last few decades has shown remarkable global similarities in both traditional worldviews and the use of painted and carved images on rock surfaces to represent and convey very complex ideas and information. This lecture combines vivid photographs of rock art, people, animals, and exotic landscapes with insights gained over twenty years of researching and documenting rock art in western North America, and ten field seasons documenting rock art and associated traditional knowledge with the Wardaman people of northern Australia.

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Date:
September 13, 2018
Time:
7:30 pm EDT
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Contact

Scott Pike
Email
spike@willamette.edu

Venue

Willamette University College of Law, John C. Paulus Lecture Hall, Room 201
245 Winter Street SE
Salem, OR 97301 United States
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