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Rock art animals in profile: Visual recognition and the principles of canonical form

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2013

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Dobrez, Livio
Dobrez, Patricia

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Archaeological Publications

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The article examines factors involved in rapid and easy visual identification of animals in life and art. It gives an account of what we term canonical form in connection with 'basic level' recognition, profile depiction and the concept of salience. In th

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Keywords: Animal representation; Neurophysiology; Profile; Recognition; Salience

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/62157

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ANU Research Publications

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Rock Art Research

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2037-12-31

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