Turtles are wonderful objects to think with , as Dr. Papert says. But they also can be interesting objects to think about in cultural, metaphorical, and literary contexts. What patterns emerge when we view the turtle as a cross-cultural symbol? The search for answers to this question can inspire in-depth comparative historical, anthropological, and philosophical inquiry for your students
A stone carving of a turtle atop a rock. The turtle and rock are carved from the same block of stone...
This jar - which has been more specifically dated to the Walls Phase of the Late Mississippian Perio...
THE TURTLE crawled out of the Solo River and up the slippery bank. The middle Pleistocene sun beat d...
The rock art of Lake of the Woods (Ontario) is analyzed in an attempt to determine some basic but pa...
This article is a pan-Himalayan story about how the turtle, as a cultural symbol within Sino-Tibetan...
This article is a pan-Himalayan story about how the turtle, as a cultural symbol within Sino-Tibetan...
The objective of the thesis is two-fold: 1) to examine the metaphysical symbolism of the Chinese tor...
While bowl-shaped vessels are the most common form of Bell Plain pottery, bowls with modeled figures...
This thesis examines the cultural features of landholding and cultivation, as well as perceptions of...
Turtles are among the most universally adored organisms. They exhibit an instantly recognizable morp...
Turtles played an important role in the lives of the ancient peoples who lived in what is now the so...
Marine turtles and human societies have interacted for millennia, virtually wherever they have been ...
This golden pendant would have been worn by an elite, as well as being a bell. Golden bells and pend...
Kalinowski Marc. Sarah Allan : The Shape of the Turtle : Myth, Art and Cosmos in Early China. In: Bu...
This research study aims to produce ‘ecological art’ in the form of a children’s wordless picture bo...
A stone carving of a turtle atop a rock. The turtle and rock are carved from the same block of stone...
This jar - which has been more specifically dated to the Walls Phase of the Late Mississippian Perio...
THE TURTLE crawled out of the Solo River and up the slippery bank. The middle Pleistocene sun beat d...
The rock art of Lake of the Woods (Ontario) is analyzed in an attempt to determine some basic but pa...
This article is a pan-Himalayan story about how the turtle, as a cultural symbol within Sino-Tibetan...
This article is a pan-Himalayan story about how the turtle, as a cultural symbol within Sino-Tibetan...
The objective of the thesis is two-fold: 1) to examine the metaphysical symbolism of the Chinese tor...
While bowl-shaped vessels are the most common form of Bell Plain pottery, bowls with modeled figures...
This thesis examines the cultural features of landholding and cultivation, as well as perceptions of...
Turtles are among the most universally adored organisms. They exhibit an instantly recognizable morp...
Turtles played an important role in the lives of the ancient peoples who lived in what is now the so...
Marine turtles and human societies have interacted for millennia, virtually wherever they have been ...
This golden pendant would have been worn by an elite, as well as being a bell. Golden bells and pend...
Kalinowski Marc. Sarah Allan : The Shape of the Turtle : Myth, Art and Cosmos in Early China. In: Bu...
This research study aims to produce ‘ecological art’ in the form of a children’s wordless picture bo...
A stone carving of a turtle atop a rock. The turtle and rock are carved from the same block of stone...
This jar - which has been more specifically dated to the Walls Phase of the Late Mississippian Perio...
THE TURTLE crawled out of the Solo River and up the slippery bank. The middle Pleistocene sun beat d...