![]() The binary opposition “man-animal” which is specific to this time has been the subject of a lot of zoomorphic images to be considered in the paper. ![]() The epoch of the transition from human-animal to civilized man is marked with such cultural phenomenon as zoomorphism. The conclusion is, that the issue of a particular orientation of megaliths is eliminated: they were built to face the surrounding mountains, caves, animals inhabiting particular areas (zoomorphic dolmens), etc Thus dolmens, cromlechs and menhirs appeared, becoming the stage or decoration of the first theatrical performances, where nature served as a model. For the more authentic reproduction of fights they used stones symbolising hunters, animals, mountains, caves, etc. For his own survival man gave up violent battles, replacing them with the dance battle, during which the woman chose the man winner. The need to create megaliths appeared in the transition from natural selection to civilization, from human-animal to human civilized. The ones that are next to mountains are not so much oriented to as similar to them. In the paper the concept of “orientation” is not applicable to the megaliths. ![]() It is stressed that this definition can be applied to man, animal and every living being. Civilization is defined as “the survival of the weak”. The paper examines the assignment of the visual experience in the context of interrelation between human-animal and human civilized. ![]()
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