Rock Art

ISBN: 9780199299171
Published by : Oxford University Press
Cave art is a subject of perennial interest among archaeologists. Until recently it was assumed that it was largely restricted to southern France and northern Iberia, although in recent years new discoveries have demonstrated that it originally... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780864866790
Published by : David Philip Publishers
Capturing the Spoor describes and discusses the virtually unknown rock art of northernmost South Africa, the Central Limpopo Basin. The title comes from the belief held by some traditional Bantuspeakers that the San can capture' animal spoor a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780874176964
Published by : University of Nevada Press
This book is a collection of essays by 12 scholars that explores the American West's Great Basin rock art from an archaeological perspective. It aims to show how archaeology has helped us understand the meaning and purpose of rock art in the d... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781931534215
Published by : INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
This textbook is a compilation of the author's more than 35 years of teaching and excavation experience in the field of Aegean Bronze Age art history and archaeology. It is geared toward an audience of undergraduate and graduate students as an ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521130837
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Oxbow says: From the third century BC to the 2nd century AD, the Roman sphere of influence and military power grew on an unprecedented scale and war gradually became an accepted part of everyday life. This collection of ten essays examines the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780500238271
Published by : Thames and Hudson
An innovative exploration of the arts of antiquity, from the earliest European cave paintings to the coming of Christianity and Buddhism in the Old World and the arrival of the Spaniards in the New. Dividing the ancient world into three broad c... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783896468536
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
This study looks in detail at rock art depicting animals from Britain, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia. German text. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780752440156
Published by : Tempus Publishing Ltd
Oxbow says: Best known for his regional studies of prehistoric art in Northumberland, Cumbria, County Durham, Swaledale and Wensleydale, Stan Beckensall's new book takes a more general look at prehistoric rock art across Britain. Unlike some o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407303048
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Thirteen papers from the third symposium on aesthetics and rock art organised by the editors, and held at the UISPP meeting in Lisbon in 2006.
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