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A Companion to Rock Art

A Companion to Rock Art

by Jo McDonald and Peter Veth
Hardback
Publication Date: 10/08/2012

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This unique guide provides an artistic and archaeological journey deep into human history, exploring the petroglyphic and pictographic forms of rock art produced by the earliest humans to contemporary peoples around the world.



Summarizes the diversity of views on ancient rock art from leading international scholars
Includes new discoveries and research, illustrated with over 160 images (including 30 color plates) from major rock art sites around the world
Examines key work of noted authorities (e.g. Lewis-Williams, Conkey, Whitley and Clottes), and outlines new directions for rock art research
Is broadly international in scope, identifying rock art from North and South America, Australia, the Pacific, Africa, India, Siberia and Europe
Represents new approaches in the archaeological study of rock art, exploring issues that include gender, shamanism, landscape, identity, indigeneity, heritage and tourism, as well as technological and methodological advances in rock art analyses
ISBN:
9781444334241
9781444334241
Category:
History of art: pre-history
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
10-08-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
720
Dimensions (mm):
252x178x41mm
Weight:
1.29kg

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