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The Origins of Religion in Rock Art - Ep 122

Religion permeates most cultures around the world and throughout time. How did early people represent and practice their religions with respect to rock art? What did they represent with the images and what stories were they trying to tell? Dr. Garfinkel discusses some of his research and study on this topic for today’s episode.

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A Study in Mexican Rock Art with Dr. Elena Mateos Ortega - Ep 106

Dr. Elena Mateos Ortega completed her research in the jungles of Mexico. After a four-year stint she saw an integration between the native and contemporary populations with religious activities associated with rock art sites. This is a remarkable study and she is a passionate researcher.

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The Archaeology of Emotion with Tirtha Mukhopadhyay - Ep 100

Episode 100!  A centennial celebration for the Rock Art Podcast.  We bring back one of our most noted, and most popular guest scholars!  Dr. Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay.  He's back to discuss his revolutionary discoveries regarding rock art.  He calls this the "Archaeology of Emotions".

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Resource Depletion and Religious Intensification - Ep 66

This episode centers on the concept of resource depression and its relationship to the proliferation of religious intensification that includes the production (sometimes) of rock art. We take you on an intellectual journey of research into the dynamics of the habits and habitat of the bighorn sheep, the technology of big game hunting, the controversies surrounding human ecology and Native cosmology.

Dr. Garfinkel has published on these topics in several articles in the Journal of Archaeological Science and also in the Annual Rock Art Research volumes from the American Rock Art Research Association. Attached are some links and material regarding these materials.

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ENCORE Rock Art, Science, and Religion with Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay - Ep 62

ENCORE: On this episode we talk to Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay about his career in rock art. From his homeland of Calcutta, India, to continued graduate studies in Texas, and his current research working out of Guanajuato University in Mexico. They take a deep dive into the mysteries surrounding the relationships of science and religion. Our guest scholar provides up to date thinking on how our minds process images and create emotions relating to our understanding of deities. We delve into just what rock art images mean and how they affect the emotional states of its viewers. Finally, we provide some working hypotheses on what those animal-human figures depicted in prehistoric rock art communicate in terms of their compound metaphors as shamans, ancestors, and deities.

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