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Prehistoric Rock Art

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Prehistoric Rock Art

Prehistoric Rock Art

Polemics and Progress
June 2010
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9780521140874
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    Prehistoric rock art is the markings – paintings, engravings, or pecked images – left on rocks or cave walls by ancient peoples. In this book, 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 approaches to recording and interpretation, and current problems in conservation. Bahn focuses in particular on current issues in the interpretation of rock art, notably the “shamanic” interpretation that has been influential in recent years and that he refutes. This book is based on the Rhind Lectures that the author delivered for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 2006.

    • Richly illustrated, showing much beautiful art that is little-known from around the world
    • Focuses on new discoveries, interpretations and approaches
    • Demolishes the 'shamanic' interpretation of rock art which was a popular fad in recent years

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    June 2010
    Paperback
    9780521140874
    238 pages
    229 × 152 × 32 mm
    0.89kg
    90 b/w illus.
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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1. Art on the rocks
    • 2. Myths and meanings
    • 3. The emperor's new clothes I: sloppy tailoring
    • 4. The emperor's new clothes II: fashion disasters
    • 5. Location, location, location
    • 6. The votive motive
    • 7. Mustn't crumble
    • Conclusion.
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    • Paul G. Bahn

      Paul G. Bahn is one of the world's leading scholars and popularizers of archaeology. The author or co-author of more than thirty books, he is the author of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art. His articles have appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including Nature, and he is an editorial consultant to Archaeology Magazine, DIG, and Antiquity.

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