Leroi-Gourhan's Interpretation That the Symbols Used in Upper Paleolithic Cave

question 19

Multiple Choice

Leroi-Gourhan's interpretation that the symbols used in Upper Paleolithic cave art, including abstract shapes and animal figures, were ultimately male and female symbols:

• A) was widely accepted by the archaeological community at the time, and is still considered the most likely interpretation of cave art today.
• B) was based on ethnographic and ethnoarchaeological analogy, made stronger by the historical ties shared by modern Europeans and the prehistoric populations who created the cave art.
• C) provides a good example of how archaeologists can escape the paradigm within which they are working to generate an objective and unbiased interpretation of archaeological data.
• D) was most likely influenced by Freudian psychology, which was popular at the time.

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