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Tag: Portrait of Henrietta Moraes

  • Human Face Carved On Pebble 15000 Years Ago

    Human Face Carved On Pebble 15000 Years Ago

    There is a paucity of Palaeolithic art in the southern Levant prior to 15000 years ago. The Natufian culture (15000–11500 BP; Grosman 2013) marks a threshold in the magnitude and diversity of artistic manifestations (Bar-Yosef 1997). Nevertheless, depictions of the human form remain rare—only a few representations of the human face have been reported to…

  • Elementary Forces By Timothy deVries

    Elementary Forces By Timothy deVries

    What is a corner? The corner represents a symbolic value. Children are told to stand in the corner when they are disobedient. The corner is a place where one meditates on one’s shortcomings. One can be ‘backed into a corner’ and left with few options or one can retreat into a corner for safety. Animals…