The Cosquer cave in questions : The Paleolithic in Provence - Xavier Delestre

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Summary :

Beyond the archaeological comments, the author addresses the question of the means and methods implemented to document and archive the maximum amount of data knowing that, for multiple factors, the physical disappearance of the Cosquer cave is certain. Written for a wide audience, this book will be of interest primarily to students of archaeology by showing the diversity of scientific approaches to this topic from a central question: why did prehistorians engrave and paint in underground cavities?

About the author :
Biography of Xavier Delestre

The author, general curator of heritage, is regional curator of archaeology at the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and lecturer at Aix-Marseille University. In this book he proposes, from about thirty questions, a state of knowledge on the Cosquer cave, a major prehistoric site of Western cave art, by placing it in the context of current research on prehistory.