{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books US","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","author_name":"ACC Art Books US","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","title":"Chauvet Cave - ACC Art Books US","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UUpW0ivZ6F\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/chauvet-cave\/\">Chauvet Cave<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/chauvet-cave\/embed\/#?secret=UUpW0ivZ6F\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Chauvet Cave&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books US\" data-secret=\"UUpW0ivZ6F\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9782386110238-04-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":938,"description":"Featured on UNESCO's World Heritage List, the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave is a masterpiece of prehistoric art. This book is a unique visual tour of the oldest adorned cave on the Eurasian continent, showcasing the earliest images created by humanity 38,000 years ago.7 Foreword Isabelle Massebeuf President of the SMERGC 9 Preamble Carole Fritz 11 Introduction An Intriguing &ldquo;Pre-History&rdquo; of Art 11 An Exceptional Discovery 16 The Research Team 18 The Conservation of Decorated Caves Genevi&egrave;ve Pin&ccedil;on and Marie-Blanche Potte WHAT IS PREHISTORIC ART? 24 Time Frame 26 Climate 27 Neanderthal and Homo sapiens 31 Paleolithic Art IN THE HEART OF CHAUVET CAVE 47 Humans and Animals 47 The Animal Presence 48 Wolves | Philippe Fosse 52 Bears | Philippe Fosse 61 The Human Presence 61 The Remains of Human Activities 61 Manipulating Bones 65 Manipulating Rocks 67 Fire and Light 71 Other Remains 73 The Dynamics of Human and Animal Presence 74 Establishing a Chronology and Dating the Art H&eacute;l&egrave;ne Valladas 77 A Tour of the Cave 80 The Prehistoric Entrance and its Evolution Over Time Jean-Jacques Delannoy 84 Near the Prehistoric Entrance, Before the Sill 84 The Brunel Chamber 94 The Chamber of the Bear Hollows and the Cactus Gallery 106 The Red Panels Gallery 112 In the Deep Chambers and Galleries 112 The Hillaire Chamber 132 The Skull Chamber 139 The Megaloceros Gallery 145 The End Chamber 159 The Sacristy Gallery 164 Understanding the Art of Chauvet Cave 166 From Floors to Ceilings. 3D Contributions to Research Thomas Sagory 170 The Bestiary of Chauvet Cave 177 From the Materials to the Artistic Gesture 177 White Drawings 179 Red Drawings 183 Black Drawings 188 From Artistic Gesture to Interpretation 192 The Panel of the Lions: a History\/Story, a Myth Conclusion 194 Chauvet Cave, Humanity&rsquo;s First Art 196 A Chronological Approach to Art that Must Change 198 A Different Vision of Our Relationships with the Animal World 200 Chauvet 2: Between Research and Public Engagement Gilles Tosello and Val&eacute;rie Moles Annexes 206 Bibliography"}