Bolen Books presents: Author Genevieve Von Petzinger

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Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
7:00 PM

Bolen Books is honoured to welcome local anthropologist and rock art researcher Genevieve Von Petzinger to our store for the launch of her exciting new book, First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols. The book, which goes on sale May 31st, is already being hailed as a breakthrough work in the field. Part scientific exploration, part travel narrative, First Signs reads with an edge of adventure as Von Petzinger reveals the layers of meaning behind symbols accompanying cave art around the world, and how they represent flickers of early language and symbolism.

Join the author herself as she celebrates this monumental achievement right here in our store.

Attendance is free. Books will be available for purchase. RSVP for this event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/1700516836829148/

    "The fundamental elements of the art of the Upper Paleolithic remained essentially unchanged for at least 20,000 years, five times the chronological distance that separates us from the builders of the Great Pyramids at Giza. For generations scholars have attempted to understand this slow unfolding of consciousness, this primordial flash of the human spirit that ultimately led to the creation of culture. Genevieve von Petzinger reveals that, beyond the figurative art, the iconic images of horses and bison so transcendent in their beauty, are 32 signs that may represent a vocabulary written literally in stone, symbols that offer an opening into the Paleolithic mind. This may represent one of the most extraordinary scientific insights of our time."

    — Wade Davis, author of The Serpent and the Rainbow, Professor of Anthropology Faculty Associate, University of British Columbia