Fish and Fishing in Ancient Egypt by D. Brewer and R. Friedman and Boulenger's work on fish in Egypt (I forget the title) are good for Egypt as a starting point.

Salima Ikram

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On 14 Dec 2011, at 11:26, Walker J. wrote:

Hello,

I wondered if anyone may be able to point me in the direction of literature which looks at ancient representations of fish in art?  Also, which highlights the importance of marine resources to early humans as food, linked to spirituality, art etc?

In particular, does anyone know of any literature surrounding this cave art featuring fish?

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=aztec+cave+art+fish&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbnid=rFdg95uOdSIjDM:&imgrefurl=http://www.nationalgeographicstock.com/ngsimages/explore/explorecomp.jsf%3Fxsys%3DSE%26id%3D1367811&docid=DShl4PTqnYkAqM&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.nationalgeographicstock.com/comp/04/616/1367811.jpg&w=502&h=335&ei=BWPoTvHXG8qk8gOH_IGbCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=386&vpy=157&dur=3645&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=130&ty=122&sig=112937880452757298546&page=1&tbnh=139&tbnw=194&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

Also, pictish salmon stone carvings (see attached)?

Are there any other ancient representations of fish that you know of?

I have been intrigued by the recent research into the possible importance of animals to human evolution which has found that the human right amygdala appears to be specialised for use in dealing with animals, supporting Shipman's theory of 'the animal connection' (see attached), I'm investigating this, specifically fish, as part of my PhD in human-fish relationships.

Thanks very much for your help!

Julia


Julia Walker

School of Geography, University of Southampton
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