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Author : Ione Rudner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Art, Prehistoric
ISBN : IND:30000020659185
Author : J.D. Lewis-Williams
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780821444580
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.
Author : Benjamin Smith,Knut Helskog,David Morris
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781868148073
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.
Author : Jean Clottes
Publisher : Conservation & Cultural Herita
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015056284113
For many people the term rock art is full of mystery. Yet it refers to wh`t may be the oldest form of human artistic endeavor. Depictions and symbols on rock surfaces exist on all continents and from all eras. Dating back perhaps more than forty thousand years, rock paintings and engravings can be found from the Arctic Circle to the tip of South America, from the caves of southern France to the des$rts of the American Southwest. Ranging from simple etchings on isolated stones to elaborate scenes in celebrated prehistoric caves, from splendid animal and human figures to sexual, religious, and geometrical forms, millions of images throughout the world testify to the worldviews of traditional peoples, many of them long vanished. World Rock Art discusses the discovery of rock art by the West, profiles important sites, explains how the art was made, and considers how it can be dated. It then explores the meanings of these often enigmatic images and discusses their significance today. A final chapter reviews initiatives underway to preserve this remarkable heritage. Book jacket.
Author : A. R. Willcox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSC:32106017977387
Author : Timothy Darvill,Antonio Pedro Batarda Fernandes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135014728
While much has been achieved in understanding and managing weather effects and erosion phenomena affecting ancient imagery within the relatively protected environments of caves and rock-shelters, the same cannot be said of rock-art panels situated in the open-air. Despite the fact that the number of known sites has risen dramatically in recent decades there are few examples in which the weathering and erosion dynamics are under investigation with a view to developing proposals to mitigate the impact of natural and cultural processes. Most of the work being done in different parts of the world appears to be ad-hoc, with minimal communication on such matters between teams and with the wider archaeological community. This richly illustrated book evaluates rock-art conservation in an holistic way, bringing together researchers from across the world to share experiences of work in progress or recently completed. The chapters focus on a series of key themes: documentation projects and resource assessments; the identification and impact assessment of weathering/erosion processes at work in open-air rock-art sites; the practicalities of potential or implemented conservation interventions; experimentation and monitoring programs; and general management issues connected with public presentation and the demands of ongoing research investigations. Consideration is given to the conservation of open-air rock-art imagery from many periods and cultural traditions across the Old and New Worlds. This timely volume will be of interest to conservators, managers, and researchers dealing with aesthetic and ethical issues as well as technical and practical matters regarding the conservation of open-air rock-art sites.
Author : David Coulson,Alec C. Campbell
Publisher : Harry N Abrams B.V.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSC:32106015220954
Contains more than two hundred photographs of Africa's rock art, coupled with historical and interpretive analyses, compiled to raise public awareness of the variety, importance, and frailty of these works.
Author : Anne Solomon
Publisher : New Africa Books
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Art, Prehistoric
ISBN : 0864864302
Richly illustrated in colour and black and white, this guide provides a clear understanding of a cultural treasure.
Author : J. David Lewis-Williams
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1983-11-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521244609
Author : J. David Lewis-Williams
Publisher : Jacana Media
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781431401000
Rock paintings by the San Bushmen are scattered over all of southern Africa; it is estimated that some 15,000 rock art sites are known and possibly as many await discovery. While providing information about the history of these fascinating paintings—considered one of the greatest cultural treasures of humankind—this account also offers insight into their possible interpretations by taking the magnificent Linton panel in the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town as a starting point. Filled with beautiful illustrations, this record sheds light on San rock art in general and makes sense of the baffling complexity and strangeness of the art form.
Author : Johannes Henoch Neethling Loubser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Rock paintings
ISBN : 0947014543
Author : Paul G. Bahn (archaeologist)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521192781
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.
Author : Thomas A. Dowson,J. David Lewis-Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017900577
This volume brings together the work of a number of scholars in the field of rock art studies who engage the so-called trance hypothesis in terms of their own empirical data and theoretical interests.
Author : Liam M. Brady,Paul S.C. Taçon
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781607324980
Rock art has long been considered an archaeological artifact reflecting activities from the past, yet it is also a phenomenon with present-day meaning and relevance to both indigenous and non-indigenous communities. Relating to Rock Art in the Contemporary World challenges traditional ways of thinking about this highly recognizable form of visual heritage and provides insight into its contemporary significance. One of the most visually striking forms of material culture embedded in landscapes, rock art is ascribed different meanings by diverse groups of people including indigenous peoples, governments, tourism offices, and the general public, all of whom relate to images and sites in unique ways. In this volume, leading scholars from around the globe shift the discourse from a primarily archaeological basis to one that examines the myriad ways that symbolism, meaning, and significance in rock art are being renegotiated in various geographical and cultural settings, from Australia to the British Isles. They also consider how people manage the complex meanings, emotions, and cultural and political practices tied to rock art sites and how these factors impact processes relating to identity construction and reaffirmation today. Richly illustrated and geographically diverse, Relating to Rock Art in the Contemporary World connects archaeology, anthropology, and heritage studies. The book will appeal to students and scholars of archaeology, anthropology, heritage, heritage management, identity studies, art history, indigenous studies, and visual theory, as well as professionals and amateurs who have vested or avocational interests in rock art. Contributors: Agustín Acevedo, Manuel Bea, Jutinach Bowonsachoti, Gemma Boyle, John J. Bradley, Noelene Cole, Inés Domingo, Kurt E. Dongoske, Davida Eisenberg-Degen, Dánae Fiore, Ursula K. Frederick, Kelley Hays-Gilpin, Catherine Namono, George H. Nash, John Norder, Marianna Ocampo, Joshua Schmidt, Duangpond Singhaseni, Benjamin W. Smith, Atthasit Sukkham, Noel Hidalgo Tan, Watinee Tanompolkrang, Luke Taylor, Dagmara Zawadzka
Author : Edward B. Eastwood,Cathelijne Eastwood
Publisher : New Africa Books
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 0864866798
The first book of its kind to discuss the rock art of cultural groups other than the San. It gives the rock art of South Africa a wider context and greater depth than has a hitherto been apparent.