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... shape between different figures . Simple figures ( irregular triangles and other ' wobbly ' geometric forms ) have little order and convey little information . These are the kind of loose shapes that are ubiquitous to rock - art ...
... shape between different figures . Simple figures ( irregular triangles and other ' wobbly ' geometric forms ) have little order and convey little information . These are the kind of loose shapes that are ubiquitous to rock - art ...
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... shape is haphazard . Identifying Prehistoric Pictures How does one know a Mont Bégo figure is a picture of something ? We can start with Figure 1B , a halberd , identifiable because it is the same shape as the physical object . To be ...
... shape is haphazard . Identifying Prehistoric Pictures How does one know a Mont Bégo figure is a picture of something ? We can start with Figure 1B , a halberd , identifiable because it is the same shape as the physical object . To be ...
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... shape , a set of lines parallel to the yoke , and joined to it by a pair of diverging , converging , or parallel lines . Applying the same logic as was used for the plough , we may deduce that it is an object pulled by oxen , which has ...
... shape , a set of lines parallel to the yoke , and joined to it by a pair of diverging , converging , or parallel lines . Applying the same logic as was used for the plough , we may deduce that it is an object pulled by oxen , which has ...
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