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Prehistoric Rock Art


Prehistoric Rock Art
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Author : Paul G. Bahn
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-06-21

Prehistoric Rock Art written by Paul G. Bahn and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-21 with Art categories.


Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world.



The Prehistoric Rock Art Of Morocco


The Prehistoric Rock Art Of Morocco
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Author : Susan Searight
language : en
Publisher: BAR International Series
Release Date : 2004

The Prehistoric Rock Art Of Morocco written by Susan Searight and has been published by BAR International Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Art, Prehistoric categories.


This study analyses almost 300 known prehistoric rock art sites dating from c.2500 BC set within their environmental context. Susan Searight discusses the themes and motifs represented, comprising anthropomorphs, human hands and feet, weapons, agricultural tools, chariots and geometric forms, and their distribution.



The Archaeology Of Rock Art


The Archaeology Of Rock Art
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Author : Christopher Chippindale
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1998

The Archaeology Of Rock Art written by Christopher Chippindale and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Art categories.


Pictures, painted and carved in caves and on open rock surfaces, are amongst our loveliest relics from prehistory. This pioneering set of sparkling essays goes beyond guesses as to what the pictures mean, instead exploring how we can reliably learn from rock-art as a material record of distant times: in short, rock-art as archaeology. Sometimes contact-period records offer some direct insight about indigenous meaning, so we can learn in that informed way. More often, we have no direct record, and instead have to use formal methods to learn from the evidence of the pictures themselves. The book's eighteen papers range wide in space and time, from the Palaeolithic of Europe to nineteenth-century Australia. Using varied approaches within the consistent framework of informed and proven methods, they make key advances in using the striking and reticent evidence of rock-art to archaeological benefit.



Prehistoric Rock Art In Scandinavia


Prehistoric Rock Art In Scandinavia
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Author : Courtney Nimura
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2015-11-30

Prehistoric Rock Art In Scandinavia written by Courtney Nimura and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-30 with Art categories.


Scandinavia is home to prolific and varied rock art images among which the ship motif is prominent. Because of this, the rock art of Scandinavia has often been interpreted in terms of social ritual, cosmology, and religion associated with the maritime sphere. This comprehensive review is based on the creation of a Scandinavia-wide GIS database for prehistoric rock art and reexamines theoretical approaches and interpretations, in particular with regard to the significance of the ship and its relationship to a maritime landscape Discussion focuses on material agency as a means to understanding the role of rock art within society. Two main theories are developed. The first is that the sea was fundamental to the purpose and meaning of rock art, especially in the Bronze Age and, therefore, that sea-level/shoreline changes would have inspired a renegotiation of the relationship between the rock art sites and their intended purpose. The fundamental question posed is: would such changes to the landscape have affected the purpose and meaning of rock art for the communities that made and used these sites? Various theories from within and outside of archaeology are drawn on to examine environmental change and analyze the rock art, led to second theory: that the purpose of rock art might have been altered to have an effect on the disappearing sea. The general theory that rock art would have been affected by environmental change was discussed in tandem with existing interpretations of the meaning and purpose of rock art. Imbuing rock art with agency means that it could be intertwined in an active web of relations involving maritime landscapes, shoreline displacement and communities. Though created in stone and fixed in time and place, rock art images have propagated belief systems that would have changed over time as they were re-carved, abandoned and used by different groups of inhabitants. In the thousands of years rock art was created, it is likely that shoreline displacement would have inspired a renegotiation of the purpose and meaning of the imagery situated alongside the Scandinavian seas. This journey through a prehistoric Scandinavian landscape will lead us into a world of ancient beliefs and traditions revolving around this extraordinary art form.



Prehistoric Rock Art


Prehistoric Rock Art
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

Prehistoric Rock Art written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.




Art As Metaphor


Art As Metaphor
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Author : Aron D. Mazel
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress
Release Date : 2007

Art As Metaphor written by Aron D. Mazel and has been published by Archaeopress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Antiquities, Prehistoric categories.


Enigmatic, esoteric and fascinating, the rock-art of the British Isles has for a long time been a well-kept secret. However, over the last few decades hundreds of new rock art panels have been discovered and several regional surveys have been carried out. This volume brings together a carefully selected collection of papers that cover British prehistoric rock-art from over 10000 years ago.



Prehistoric Rock Art In Britain


Prehistoric Rock Art In Britain
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Author : Stan Beckensall
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2009-10-15

Prehistoric Rock Art In Britain written by Stan Beckensall and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-15 with Social Science categories.


In this latest book the prolific Stan Beckensall returns to his principal specialism, Britains prehistoric rock art.



Anthropomorphic Images In Rock Art Paintings And Rock Carvings


Anthropomorphic Images In Rock Art Paintings And Rock Carvings
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Author : Terence Meaden
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2020-02-27

Anthropomorphic Images In Rock Art Paintings And Rock Carvings written by Terence Meaden and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-27 with Social Science categories.


In rock art, humanlike images appear widely throughout the ages. The artworks discussed in this book range from paintings, engravings or scratchings on cave walls and rock shelters, images pecked into rocky surfaces or upon standing stones, and major sacred sites, in which exists the possibility of recovering the meanings intended by the artists.



Discovering Prehistoric Rock Art


Discovering Prehistoric Rock Art
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Author : Kay Sanger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

Discovering Prehistoric Rock Art written by Kay Sanger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Petroglyphs categories.




Prehistoric Rock Art


Prehistoric Rock Art
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Author : Paul G. Bahn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-14

Prehistoric Rock Art written by Paul G. Bahn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Art, Prehistoric categories.


Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world.