Neolithic art

Celtic mythology does not propose a single version or description of the creation as a whole, as other religions and mythologies do, but a few Celtic myths mention that heaven and earth was created by giants, considered by this peoples group to be the ancient original gods.

Geometric motifs and symbols of ancient rock art, cave paintings and rock engravings such as the spiral found at Brú na Bóinne, and the kerbstones of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, in relation to the anatomical and neurophysiological characteristics of the human visual cortex. This neurophysiological approach will test the 'universality' hypothesis, and universals, and introduce the concept of 'neuro-aesthetics'. Comparing Irish megalithic motifs and hallucinations.

The megalithic art and engraved stone slabs at Cairn T, the central monument at Loughcrew in County Meath. There are twenty-nine engraved neolithic slabs within the monument, along with a large engraved kerbstone, the Hag's Chair. The collection of symbols carved on the backstone or keystone are illuminated by a beam of sunlight at dawn on the spring and autumn equinoxes. The alignment was discovered by American archaeo-astronomer Martin Brennan and his co-researcher, Jack Roberts. Brennan…

Stone glyphs in Greenland.

Photo about Prehistoric Neolithic African rock art from the Northern Cape showing a hunting scene. Image of mammoth, antiquity, civilisations - 14234865

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