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2015051281 |
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DLC |
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20190729110614.0 |
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151229s2016 nyu b 001 0deng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2015051281 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781476785493 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781476785509 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
MvI |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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e------ |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
GN772.2.A1 |
| Item number |
V66 2016 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
302.2/223094 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
SOC002010 |
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HIS039000 |
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ART015050 |
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bisacsh |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Von Petzinger, Genevieve. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The first signs : |
| Remainder of title |
my quest to unlock the mysteries of the world's oldest symbols / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
by Genevieve von Petzinger. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| 263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE |
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| Projected publication date |
1605 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York, NY : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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pages cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 520 2# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"One of the most significant works on our evolutionary ancestry since Richard Leakey's paradigm-shattering Origins, The First Signs is the first-ever exploration of the little-known geometric images that accompany most cave art around the world--the first indications of symbolic meaning, intelligence, and language. Imagine yourself as a caveman or woman. The place: Europe. The time: 25,000 years ago, the last Ice Age. In reality, you live in an open-air tent or a bone hut. But you also belong to a rich culture that creates art. In and around your cave paintings are handprints and dots, x's and triangles, parallel lines and spirals. Your people know what they mean. You also use them on tools and jewelry. And then you vanish--and with you, their meanings. Join renowned archaeologist Genevieve von Petzinger on an Indiana Jones-worthy adventure from the open-air rock art sites of northern Portugal to the dark depths of a remote cave in Spain that can only be reached by sliding face-first through the mud. Von Petzinger looks past the beautiful horses, powerful bison, graceful ibex, and faceless humans in the ancient paintings. Instead, she's obsessed with the abstract geometric images that accompany them, the terse symbols that appear more often than any other kinds of figures--signs that have never really been studied or explained until now. Part travel journal, part popular science, part personal narrative, Von Petzinger's groundbreaking book starts to crack the code on the first form of graphic communication. It's in her blood, as this talented scientist's grandmother served as a code-breaker at Bletchley. Discernible patterns emerge that point to abstract thought and expression, and for the first time, we can begin to understand the changes that might have been happening inside the minds of our Ice Age ancestors--offering a glimpse of when they became us"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
| 520 2# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"Archaeologist Genevieve von Petzinger looks past the horses, bison, ibex, and faceless humans in the ancient paintings and instead focuses on the abstract geometric images that accompany them. She offers her research on the terse symbols that appear more often than any other kinds of figures--signs that have never really been studied or explained until now"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Paleolithic period |
| Geographic subdivision |
Europe. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Glacial epoch |
| Geographic subdivision |
Europe. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Signs and symbols |
| Geographic subdivision |
Europe |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Symbolism in art |
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History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Geometry in art |
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History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Art, Prehistoric |
| Geographic subdivision |
Europe. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Rock paintings |
| Geographic subdivision |
Europe. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Von Petzinger, Genevieve |
| General subdivision |
Travel |
| Geographic subdivision |
Europe. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Europe |
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Antiquities. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Social archaeology |
| Geographic subdivision |
Europe. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. |
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bisacsh |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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HISTORY / Civilization. |
| Source of heading or term |
bisacsh |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
ART / History / Prehistoric & Primitive. |
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bisacsh |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Von Petzinger, Genevieve. |
| Title |
First signs |
| Edition |
First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2016 |
| International Standard Book Number |
9781476785516 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2016001997 |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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| Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) |
u620717 |
| 949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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GN772.2 .A1 V66 2016 |
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EY8Z |
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33039001400299 |
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34194 |