From paintings and photographs to coins and credit cards, we are constantly surrounded by symbolic artifacts. The mental representation of symbols -- objects that arbitrarily represent other objects - ...

Archaeology in Oceania, Vol. 34, No. 3, Making a Mark: Papers on Rock Art for Andrée Rosenfeld (Oct., 1999), pp. 121-131 (11 pages) It is well understood that rock art involves symbols, and that the ...

The Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 58, No. 1 (February 2015), pp. 298-323 (26 pages) Most employees personalize their workspaces with photos, memorabilia, and other items— even in the face of ...