The Palaeoart Centre of the Institute of Archaeology and a programme with Elena Levanova

I am often asked about the origins of art in the earliest epochs of humanity, but this is not quite my field, despite several articles on the subject and a few interesting thoughts. Our Academy of Sciences has a team that deals with the questions of ancient pictorial practices with great competence and depth: the Centre for Palaeoart of the Institute of Archaeology, headed by the wonderfully lofty and level-headed Elena Levanova. I strongly advise you to watch a short programme with her participation and to listen to an accessible and fascinating account of palaeoart from one of the leading scholars in this field of research in our country

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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The Palaeoart Centre of the Institute of Archaeology and a programme with Elena Levanova

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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