Rock Art

ISBN: 9781407307459
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The extensive work presented here takes a new look at the prehistoric art preserved on various megalithic monuments from the northwestern Iberian Peninsular. Alongside detailed descriptions and analysis of each of the relevant sites in this re... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307749
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Spondylus shells were prized as seafood but also invested with social and symbolic significance in many prehistoric cultures. This volume offers a broad and up-to-date discussion of the Spondylus phenomenon in prehistory, in diverse archaeologi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905119417
Published by : Windgather Press
The Kilmartin landscape in western Scotland is widely regarded as Scotland's richest prehistoric landscape. It contains a number of barrow cemeteries, stone alignments, stone circles and a henge. With over 250 individual rock art sites, it also... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503991252
Published by : Brepols
Series: International Federation of Rock Art Organisations
Volume: 3
This volume introduces a selection of the most innovative papers presented at two major conferences, the 1995 International Rock Art Congress in Turin, Italy, and the Third Congress of the Australian Rock Art Research Association in 2000, held in ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503991269
Published by : Brepols
Series: International Federation of Rock Art Organisations
Volume: 4
Rock art in the vicinity of the village of El-Hosh, about 100 kilometer south of Thebes, was discovered more than a century ago. German explorer and ethnographer Hans Winkler surveyed the area in the 1930s and published a number of the drawings. T... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714857237
Published by : Phaidon Press Ltd
"Cave Art" features more than 300 works from the Paleolithic period, made between 35,000 and 11,000 years ago, presented in geographical and chronological order. This comprehensive, accessible introduction to prehistoric art includes such spec... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521192781
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world. Summarizing the recent advances in our understanding of this extraordinary visual record, he discusses new discoveries, new approac... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521140874
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world. Summarizing the recent advances in our understanding of this extraordinary visual record, he discusses new discoveries, new approac... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306346
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This collection of papers is entirely devoted to cupules, a feature prominently in Peruvian and Bolivian rock art, as well as in Lower Palaeolithic India and elsewhere. The contributors examine issues of dating, interpretation and methodology. ... .... Learn More