THE ANCESTRESS HYPOTHESIS, VISUAL ART AS ADAPTATION

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Paperback book, 9 1/4” x 6 1/4”, 214 pages

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Written by Kathryn Coe
Cover Art by Anne Coe

This book was partially written on Kathryn Coe’s studies in anthropology and her research in Spain, Mexico, South America and the Southwestern United States and partially based on intense conversations Kathryn and Anne Coe had regarding art. In our society it has long been believed that art serves very little social purpose. This book uses art to examine the evolutionary history of modern humans. Kathryn looks at the visual arts of traditional societies for clues. Our evolutionary history, she argues, was guided largely by elders, women, and culture, the arts in particular.