*THE MESSAGE BEHIND THE IMAGE IN PREHISTORIC AND TRIBAL ART.*

Dear colleague and friend,

Prehistoric and tribal people all over the world have left behind millions
of images, in Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. This immense
heritage is full of messages, to be read and understood or to stimulate
debate, or both. What are the images telling us? What are the stories that
the makers intended to memorize or communicate? Can you contribute to these
queries?

Human and animal figures are describing events, myths, and memories. Some
images can be decoded and their stories enrich our understanding of past
cultures; other images are yet to be understood and awaken scientific
inquisitiveness. Both cases are of interest and worth being offered to the
public desire of knowledge. *EXPRESSION *magazine is planning an issue on
this topic. Colleagues are invited to present their case or their query,
before May 15, 2017, to the project *“Reading the Message”, EXPRESSION *
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proposals, request of information or questions are welcome.

We look forward to hearing from you,

Cordial regards,

Emmanuel Anati

*P.S. Should you wish to receive a free copy of the last issue of
EXPRESSION quarterly magazine (Dec. 2016), you may request it at
<[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>>. The March (2017) issue
will be out in a few days and then the June issue will contain papers
concerning the project "Reading the Message".*



Prof. Emmanuel Anati

ATELIER RESEARCH CENTER FOR CONCEPTUAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Città della Cultura, Via Marconi, 7

25044 Capodiponte, Italy

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