Rock-art image in Fern Cave, Lava Beds National Monument, California : not the AD 1054 (Crab Nebula) supernova / R.A. Armitage ... [et al.].
Material type: ArticleSubject(s): In: Anthropology TodaySummary: The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky. One can suppose ancient people living by natural light were more compellingly struck by the sight of comets and supernovae, and understandably researchers seek images of them in the shapes of rock-art motifs. An absolute dating contradicts that supposition in respect of a presumed image of the visible supernova of AD 1054.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Analítica de revista | Biblioteca Central Colección General | General | ANTIQUITY-273/97 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | FICTICIO400 |
Antiquity 71 (1999): 715-719
The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky. One can suppose ancient people living by natural light were more compellingly struck by the sight of comets and supernovae, and understandably researchers seek images of them in the shapes of rock-art motifs. An absolute dating contradicts that supposition in respect of a presumed image of the visible supernova of AD 1054.
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