Chauvet Cave Workshop

This Inaugural workshop from the AHRC funded project 'Cognitive and Aesthetic Values in Cultural Artefacts' will be led by Professors Greg Currie and Peter Lamarque of the Philosophy Department at the University of York.  This workshop focuses on Chauvet cave in France, where extraordinarily complex and sophisticated depictions of animals, now dated to around 32 thousand years ago, were discovered in 1994.  Speakers will be a mix of archaeological experts and philosophers. The workshop will examine the relationship between cognitive and aesthetic values, and their place in our cultural practices.

Provisional Programme:

Workshop Chairs - Greg Currie and Peter Lamarque, Departments of Philosophy, University of York

10:30 Welcome and Coffee

11:00 - 13:00 Session 1 - Chauvet Cave: Facts and Issues: Jill Cook (British Museum), Andrew Lawson (author of Painted Caves, OUP)

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 - 16:00 Session 2 - Understanding Paleolithic Artefacts: Robin Skeates (Archaelogy, University of Durham), Penny Spikins (Archaelogy, University of York)

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee

16:30 - 18:30 Session 3 - Cognitive and Aesthetic Issues arising from Chauvet: Stephen Davies (Philosophy, University of Auckland), Elisabeth Schellekens (Philosophy, Universities of Uppsala and Durham)

All are welcome. Early web registration is desirable. For more information and to register, please go to:

http://tinyurl.com/york-cultural-artefacts 

Venue: King's Manor Map