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Page 145
Often ( Figures 1E , F , and G ) we do not know just what it is that the shapes are
pictures of , or whether they are pictures of any physical objects ... If we are strict ,
even the recognition of the Mont Bégo halberd as a picture is less than certain .
Often ( Figures 1E , F , and G ) we do not know just what it is that the shapes are
pictures of , or whether they are pictures of any physical objects ... If we are strict ,
even the recognition of the Mont Bégo halberd as a picture is less than certain .
Page 146
Either those halberds did exist , made of wood perhaps , and we have not found
them ; or they are pictures of imaginary , planned , or wished - for ... Does the
representation of a fantasy halberd of imaginary form count as a prehistoric
picture ?
Either those halberds did exist , made of wood perhaps , and we have not found
them ; or they are pictures of imaginary , planned , or wished - for ... Does the
representation of a fantasy halberd of imaginary form count as a prehistoric
picture ?
Page 156
When combined with an examination of the order of a picture , where order is
defined as the degree to which it has to be specified , this method throws up
interesting and sometimes rather precise signs of the limits of inference . One
already ...
When combined with an examination of the order of a picture , where order is
defined as the degree to which it has to be specified , this method throws up
interesting and sometimes rather precise signs of the limits of inference . One
already ...
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