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Jean Clottes


Born
in Espéraza, France
June 08, 1933

Genre
History


Prehistoriador francés. Nació en el Pirineo francés en 19331​ y comenzó a estudiar Arqueología en 1959, durante la enseñanza secundaria. Inicialmente se centró en los dólmenes neolíticos, que eran el tema de su tesis doctoral de 1975 en la Universidad de Toulouse.​ Después de ser nombrado director de las antigüedades prehistóricas de Mediodía-Pirineos en 1971, comenzó a estudiar arte rupestre prehistórico con el fin de cumplir con las responsabilidades de esta posición.

Durante los años siguientes lideró una serie de excavaciones de yacimientos prehistóricos de la región. En 1992, fue nombrado Inspector General de Arqueología del Ministerio de Cultura de Francia y en 1993 también como asesor científico de arte rupestre prehistórico en el Min ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 756 ratings · 107 reviews · 56 distinct works • Similar authors
İnsanın En Güzel Tarihi
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3.70 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions
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The Shamans of Prehistory
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4.13 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions
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What Is Paleolithic Art?: C...
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Cave Art
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Chauvet Cave: The Art of Ea...
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La Préhistoire expliquée à ...
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World Rock Art
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The Cave Beneath the Sea
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Pourquoi l'art préhistorique ?
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Les chamanes de la préhistoire
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