The Mind in the Cave, dealt with the remarkable Upper Palaeolithic paintings, carvings and engravings of western Europe. Here Professor Lewis-Williams and David Pearce examine the intricate web of belief, myth and society in the Neolithic period and argue that neurological patterns hard-wired into the brain help explain the nature of the art, religion and society that Neolithic people produced."" />Inside the Neolithic Mind : Books : Thames & Hudson
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Inside the Neolithic Mind

Consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm of the Gods

David Lewis-Williams
David Pearce

'Bold, provocative, scintillating … a brilliant synthesis of archaeology and human neurology. The authors break new ground and give one food for thought on every page’
– Professor Brian Fagan

‘An engaging, well-written and erudite book, which makes many suggestive observations and provides stimulating reading’
– British Archaeology

‘Nothing less than an attempt to capsize the vessel of mainstream archaeology …
a literary and scientific tour de force … Lewis-Williams and Pearce have done the scientific community a service by continuing to push the frontiers of archaeological knowledge’
– Nature

David Lewis-Williams’s previous book, the highly acclaimed The Mind in the Cave, dealt with the remarkable Upper Palaeolithic paintings, carvings and engravings of western Europe. Here Professor Lewis-Williams and David Pearce examine the intricate web of belief, myth and society in the Neolithic period and argue that neurological patterns hard-wired into the brain help explain the nature of the art, religion and society that Neolithic people produced.

Drawing on the latest research and discoveries, the authors skilfully link material on human consciousness, imagery and belief systems to propose provocative new theories about the causes of an ancient revolution in cosmology, the origins of social complexity and even the drive behind the domestication of plants and animals. In doing so they create a fascinating neurological bridge to the mysterious thought-lives of the past and reveal the essence of arguably the most significant turning point in all human history.

David Lewis-Williams is Professor Emeritus and Senior Mentor in the Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand. His 'The Mind in the Cave' was awarded the James Henry Breasted Prize by the American Historical Association. David Pearce is a researcher in the Rock Art Research Institute. His current research is focused on southern African Later Stone Age burial practices.

Also of interest:
The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The Human Past: World Prehistory and the Development of
    Human Societies
Return to Chauvet Cave: Excavating the Birthplace of Art
Stonehenge Complete



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*ISBN 0500051380
*ISBN-13 978-0500051382
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*23.4 x 15.6 cm
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*320pp
*104 illustrations, 29 in colour
*First published 2005
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