A Companion To Rock Art

A Companion To Rock Art

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Original essays form this unique guide to an artistic and archaeological journey deep into human history, exploring the petroglyphs and pictographs of rock art produced by the both the earliest humans and contemporary societies around the world. * Summarizes the diversity of views on ancient rock art from leading international scholars* Includes new research data and color plates with imagery from major rock art provinces around the world * Examines key work of existing authorities (e.g. Lewis-Williams, Conkey, Whitley and Clottes), and outlines new directions for rock art research* Is truly international in scope, visiting rock art from North and South America, Australia, the Pacific, Africa, India, Siberia and Europe* Represents a new era 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

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