The Meaning Of South African Rock Paintings
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The Meaning Of South African Rock Paintings
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Author : Lenka Tucek
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2007-09-26
The Meaning Of South African Rock Paintings written by Lenka Tucek and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-26 with categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2001 in the subject Art - Painting, grade: 1 (A), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Faculty of Arts), course: Course: South African Archaeology and Ethno-history (SA 301), 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: One aspect of the wealth of material evidence left behind by the early people are the pictures in south african rock art. They occur in paintings and engravings. In 1996 the total number of sites in South Africa was estimated to be a little over 10 000 but the actual number of sites is significantly undercounted. It is still not known exactly when the artists started to make rock art, although new techniques of radiocarbon dating, using very small samples of paint, open the possibility of an absolute chronology. The oldest example of rock art in Africa was found in 1969 by Eric Wendt in the southern region of Namibia at a site called Apollo 11. After various datings, mainly with the radiocarbon method, archaeologists concluded that the rock art tradition in southern africa is at least 27 500 years old. In South Africa the oldest dated rock art is an engraving in the Northern Cape which was found on a small slab of dolomite at the Wonderwerk Cave south of Kuruman. It has a radiocarbon date of c.10 200 BP. Rock paintings are found in the mountainous parts of the subcontinent in abundant rock shelters and shallow overhangs, while engravings were generally made on the interior plateau of South Africa. There are about 1600 paintings in South Africa. In this assignment I will focus on the meaning of rock paintings, on the specific symbols and their importance for the early people. In Chapter Two, I provide a short introduction about the artists and their methods. Then I will explain the three important approaches to reveal the meaning of rock art described by Lewis - Williams and give some examples of misinterpretations of rock paintings. Chapter Three deals with the spiritual world and shamanism in the society
San Rock Art
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Author : J.D. Lewis-Williams
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-15
San Rock Art written by J.D. Lewis-Williams and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-15 with Art categories.
San rock paintings, scattered over the range of southern Africa, are considered by many to be the very earliest examples of representational art. There are as many as 15,000 known rock art sites, created over the course of thousands of years up until the nineteenth century. There are possibly just as many still awaiting discovery. Taking as his starting point the magnificent Linton panel in the Iziko-South African Museum in Cape Town, J. D. Lewis-Williams examines the artistic and cultural significance of rock art and how this art sheds light on how San image-makers conceived their world. It also details the European encounter with rock art as well as the contentious European interaction with the artists’ descendants, the contemporary San people.
Threads Of Knowing
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Author : Helene Smuts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004*
Threads Of Knowing written by Helene Smuts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004* with Rock paintings categories.
The Rock Art Of Southern Africa
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Author : J. David Lewis-Williams
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1983-11-03
The Rock Art Of Southern Africa written by J. David Lewis-Williams and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-11-03 with Social Science categories.
Termites Of The Gods
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Author : Siyakha Mguni
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2015-03-01
Termites Of The Gods written by Siyakha Mguni and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-01 with History categories.
In Termites of the Gods, Siyakha Mguni narrates his personal journey, over many years, to discover the significance of a hitherto enigmatic theme in San rock paintings known as ?formlings?. Formlings are a painting category found across the southern African region, including South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe, with its densest concentration in the Matopo Hills, Zimbabwe. Generations of archaeologists and anthropologists have wrestled with the meaning of this painting theme in San cosmology without reaching consensus or a plausible explanation. Drawing on San ethnography published over the past 150 years, Mguni argues that formlings are, in fact, representations of flying termites and their underground nests, and are associated with botantical subjects and a range of larger animals considered by the San to have great power and spiritual significance. This book fills a gap in rock art studies around the interpretation and meaning of formlings. It offers an innovative methodological approach for understanding subject matter in San rock art that is not easily recognisable, and will be an invaluable reference book to students and scholars in rock art studies and archaeology.
A Painted Ridge Rock Art And Performance In The Maclear District Eastern Cape Province South Africa
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Author : David Mendel Witelson
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2019-06-27
A Painted Ridge Rock Art And Performance In The Maclear District Eastern Cape Province South Africa written by David Mendel Witelson 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 2019-06-27 with Social Science categories.
This book explores a suite of spatially close San (Bushmen) rock painting sites in the Maclear District of South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. As a suite, the sites are remarkable because, despite their proximity to each other, they share patterns of similarity and simultaneous difference.
Discovering Southern African Rock Art
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Author : J. David Lewis-Williams
language : en
Publisher: New Africa Books
Release Date : 1990
Discovering Southern African Rock Art written by J. David Lewis-Williams and has been published by New Africa Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Art categories.
A book on the ancient rock art of the San -- the story behind the research. Ways of discovering rock art. The aesthetic approach. The narrative approach. Rediscovering the San. The interpretative approach: San beliefs. The interpretative approach: pictures in the brain. Ducks and rabbits. Battling it out. Many meanings. The broken string. Fragile heritage.
People Of The Eland
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Author : Patricia Vinnicombe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
People Of The Eland written by Patricia Vinnicombe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Art categories.
The cornerstone of current understanding of rock art of the San of Drakensberg First published in 1976, People of the Eland was the first major step away from the outsider's view upon San rock art that had dominated studies of rock art for nearly a century. The book, an account of the rock art of the San of the Drakensberg Range, was also about the mountain San themselves: their lives, their beliefs, their culture and their history during colonisation. The book not only brought an extraordinary and dynamic body of art to the attention of a global audience, but also helped to lay the foundations for a new generation of research into the meaning of prehistoric art. People of the Eland aimed to gain an insider's view of the rock art using San understandings of the world. While following this approach, it quickly became clear to Vinnicombe that the art was very far from simple depictions of daily life as had once seemed likely, but instead reflected the most deeply held San beliefs and symbols. This approach and this understanding has now become the standard for all those working with San rock art. Whilst this early knowledge of San art has been built upon considerably since 1976, People of the Eland remains a cornerstone of our current understanding. Reprinted here in full color, with the original artwork and photographs, People of the Eland remains a seminal work, the impact of which cannot be underestimated.
Working With Rock Art
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Author : Benjamin Smith
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2012-12-01
Working With Rock Art written by Benjamin Smith and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-01 with Social Science categories.
Cutting edge contributions that consider new approaches to the documentation of rock art; its interpretation using indigenous knowledge; and the presentation of rock art. This volume contains contributions that consider new approaches to three areas: the documentation of rock art; its interpretation using indigenous knowledge; and the presentation of rock art. Working with Rock Art is the first edited volume to consider each of these areas in a theoretical rather than a technical fashion, and it therefore makes a significant contribution to the discipline. The volume aims to promote the sharing of new experiences between leading researchers in the field. While the geographic focus is truly global, there is a dominant north-south axis with strong representation from researchers in southern Africa and northern Europe, two leading centres for new approaches in rock art research. Working with Rock Art opens up a long overdue dialogue about shared experiences between these two centres, and a number of the chapters are the first published results of new collaborative research. Since this volume covers the recording, interpretation and presentation of rock art, it will attract a wide audience of researchers, heritage managers and students, as well as anyone interested in the field of rock art studies.
Seeing And Knowing
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Author : Geoffrey Blundell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-16
Seeing And Knowing written by Geoffrey Blundell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-16 with Art categories.
The purpose of Seeing and Knowing is to demonstrate the depth and wide geographical impact of David Lewis-Williams’ contribution to rock art research by emphasizing theory and methodology drawn from ethnography. Contributors explore what it means to understand and learn from rock art, and a contrast is drawn between those sites where it is possible to provide a modern, ethnographic context, and those sites where it is not. This is the definitive guide to the interplay between ethnography and rock art interpretation, and is an ideal resource for students and researchers alike.