The Prehistoric Rock Art Of Portugal

Author : George Nash,Sara Garcês
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09
Category : Paleolithic period
ISBN : 0429321902

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The Prehistoric Rock Art of Portugal by George Nash,Sara Garcês Pdf

"The Prehistoric Rock Art of Portugal presents significant interpretive perspectives in Portuguese rock art research and offers an excellent representation of core rock art areas, along with current thinking and interpretations. The various chapters deliver a personal approach to the many issues, themes and approaches that are embedded within the rock art of the outpost of western Atlantic Europe. Ethnographical perspectives have often dominated the study of rock art but unlike other well studied regions, the western Iberian Peninsula is absent of an ethnographical or ethno-historical past and therefore the production of rock art can only be archaeologically assessed. Thus, the work promotes interpretive perspectives on Portuguese rock art, illustrating the richness, chronology and context of these unique artistic expressions and explores the variability of rock art imagery and the diversity of landscapes and social contexts in which it was produced. Although focusing on Portuguese rock art the book includes a number of universal themes that will appeal to a broad range of scholars researching in archaeology and anthropology, history of art, as well as professionals engaged in rock art heritage and conservation"--

Author : George Nash,Sara Garcês
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000955330

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The Prehistoric Rock Art of Portugal by George Nash,Sara Garcês Pdf

The Prehistoric Rock Art of Portugal presents significant interpretive perspectives in Portuguese rock art research and offers an excellent representation of core rock art areas, along with current thinking and interpretations. The various chapters deliver a personal approach to the many issues, themes and approaches that are embedded within the rock art of the outpost of western Atlantic Europe. Ethnographical perspectives have often dominated the study of rock art but unlike other well-studied regions, the western Iberian Peninsula is absent of an ethnographical or ethno-historical past and therefore the production of rock art can only be archaeologically assessed. Thus, the work promotes interpretive perspectives on Portuguese rock art, illustrating the richness, chronology and context of these unique artistic expressions and explores the variability of rock art imagery and the diversity of landscapes and social contexts in which it was produced. Although focusing on Portuguese rock art the book includes a number of universal themes that will appeal to a broad range of scholars researching in archaeology and anthropology, history of art, as well as professionals engaged in rock art heritage and conservation.

Author : Mr Richard Bradley,Richard Bradley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134708925

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Rock Art and the Prehistory of Atlantic Europe by Mr Richard Bradley,Richard Bradley Pdf

Along the Atlantic seaboard, from Scotland to Spain, are numerous rock carvings made four to five thousand years ago, whose interpretation poses a major challenge to the archaeologist. In the first full-length treatment of the subject, based largely on new fieldwork, Richard Bradley argues that these carvings should be interpreted as a series of symbolic messages that are shared between monuments, artefacts and natural places in the landscape. He discusses the cultural setting of the rock carvings and the ways in which they can be interpreted in relation to ancient land use, the creation of ritual monuments and the burial of the dead. Integrating this fascinating yet little-known material into the mainstream of prehistoric studies, Richard Bradley demonstrates that these carvings played a fundamental role in the organization of the prehistoric landscape.

Author : Aron Mazel,George Nash,Clive Waddington
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784916022

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Art as Metaphor by Aron Mazel,George Nash,Clive Waddington Pdf

Enigmatic, esoteric and fascinating, the rock-art of the British Isles has for a long time been a well-kept secret. This volume brings together a carefully selected collection of papers reporting on recent discoveries and regional surveys covering British prehistoric rock-art from over 10,000 years ago.

Author : Paul G. Bahn (archaeologist)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521192781

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Prehistoric Rock Art by Paul G. Bahn (archaeologist) Pdf

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 : António Faustino de Carvalho,João Zilhão,Thierry Aubry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Côa River Valley (Portugal)
ISBN : NYPL:33433031668142

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Côa Valley by António Faustino de Carvalho,João Zilhão,Thierry Aubry Pdf

Author : Carole Charette,Aron Mazel,George Nash
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781789696905

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Indigenous Heritage and Rock Art by Carole Charette,Aron Mazel,George Nash Pdf

Prof. Daniel Arsenault, a leading exponent of Canadian Shield rock art, sadly passed away in 2016. This book contains 14 thought-provoking chapters dealing with Daniel’s first love—the archaeology of artistic endeavour. It provides the reader with new ideas about the interpretation and dating of rock art, ethnography, heritage and material culture.

Author : Paul Frodsham,Kate Sharpe
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781803273174

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Abstractions Based on Circles: Papers on prehistoric rock art presented to Stan Beckensall on his 90th birthday by Paul Frodsham,Kate Sharpe Pdf

Stan Beckensall is renowned for his work, done on an entirely amateur basis, discovering, recording and interpreting Atlantic rock art in his home county of Northumberland and beyond. Presented on his 90th birthday, this diverse and stimulating collection of papers celebrates his crucial contribution to rock art studies, and looks to the future.

Author : Primitiva Bueno-Ramírez,Paul G. Bahn
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784912239

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Prehistoric Art as Prehistoric Culture by Primitiva Bueno-Ramírez,Paul G. Bahn Pdf

The diverse papers in this volume, published in honour of Professor de Balbin, cover a wide variety of the decorated caves which traditionally defined Palaeolithic art, as well as the open-air art of the period, a subject in which he has done pioneering work at Siega Verde and elsewhere.

Author : Ana M. S. Bettencourt,Manuel Santos-Estévez,Hugo Aluai Sampaio
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789254906

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Weapons and Tools in Rock Art by Ana M. S. Bettencourt,Manuel Santos-Estévez,Hugo Aluai Sampaio Pdf

Analysis of the subjective and metaphorical value of weapons and tools in rock art and their contexts in prehistoric, protohistoric and traditional contexts throughout the world.

Author : Richard Bradley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781108887878

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A Comparative Study of Rock Art in Later Prehistoric Europe by Richard Bradley Pdf

The Element summarises the state of knowledge about four styles of prehistoric rock art in Europe current between the late Mesolithic period and the Iron Age. They are the Levantine, Macroschematic and Schematic traditions in the Iberian Peninsula; the Atlantic style that extended between Portugal, Spain, Britain and Ireland; Alpine rock art; and the pecked and painted images found in Fennoscandia. They are interpreted in relation to the landscapes in which they were made. Their production is related to monument building, the decoration of portable objects, trade and long distance travel, burial rites, and warfare. A final discussion considers possible connections between these separate traditions and the changing subject matter of rock art in relation to wider developments in European prehistoric societies.

Author : Bruno David,Ian J. McNiven
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1168 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190844943

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Rock Art by Bruno David,Ian J. McNiven Pdf

Rock art is one of the most visible and geographically widespread of cultural expressions, and it spans much of the period of our species' existence. Rock art also provides rare and often unique insights into the minds and visually creative capacities of our ancestors and how selected rock outcrops with distinctive images were used to construct symbolic landscapes and shape worldviews. Equally important, rock art is often central to the expression of and engagement with spiritual entities and forces, and in all these dimensions it signals the diversity of cultural practices, across place and through time. Over the past 150 years, archaeologists have studied ancient arts on rock surfaces, both out in the open and within caves and rock shelters, and social anthropologists have revealed how people today use art in their daily lives. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Rock Art showcases examples of such research from around the world and across a broad range of cultural contexts, giving a sense of the art's regional variability, its antiquity, and how it is meaningful to people in the recent past and today - including how we have ourselves tended to make sense of the art of others, replete with our own preconceptions. It reviews past, present, and emerging theoretical approaches to rock art investigation and presents new, cutting-edge methods of rock art analysis for the student and professional researcher alike.

Author : International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015080731733

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Symbolism in Rock Art by International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences Pdf

International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences Proceedings of the XV World Congress (Lisbon, 4-9 September 2006) Vol. 25, Session WS34 Series Editor: Luiz Oosterbeek

Author : Ana M. S. Bettencourt,Manuel Santos-Estévez,Hugo Aluai Sampaio
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789254938

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Weapons and Tools in Rock Art by Ana M. S. Bettencourt,Manuel Santos-Estévez,Hugo Aluai Sampaio Pdf

Weapons and tools are frequently found depicted in rock art in many parts of the globe and different periods and in varying social contexts. This collection of papers by leading rock art specialists examines the subjective and metaphorical value of weapons and tools in art, the actions that created them, and their contexts. It also takes into account that such representations incorporate and transmit some kind of understanding about the world and the relationship between objects and humans. Contributors analyse objects and weapons as status symbols, as evidences of cultural contacts, as ideological devices, etc. Divided into regional sections which, for once, do not focus on Scandinavia, chapters deal with the representations of weapons and certain kinds of tools (such as axes and sickles) in different prehistoric, protohistoric and traditional community contexts all over the world. Attention focuses on rock art, but also looks at stelae and statue-menhirs, as well as other kinds of ‘container’ or vehicle for this kind of depiction. The major concern is to discuss the possible meanings of these embodied signs in different areas and periods, since meanings are permeable both to time and space. Papers either centre their attention in broader approaches based on a specific area, region or people, or focus on particular case studies.

Author : Leslie F. Zubieta
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030969424

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Rock Art and Memory in the Transmission of Cultural Knowledge by Leslie F. Zubieta Pdf

This book shares timely and thought-provoking methodological and theoretical approaches from perspectives concerning landscape, gender, cognition, neural networks, material culture and ontology in order to comprehend rock art’s role in memorisation processes, collective memory, and the intergenerational circulation of knowledge. The case studies offered here stem from human experiences from around the globe—Africa, Australia, Europe, North and South America—, which reflects the authors’ diverse interpretative stances. While some of the approaches deal with mnemonics, new digital technologies and statistical analysis, others examine performances, sensory engagement, language, and political disputes, giving the reader a comprehensive view of the myriad connections between memory studies and rock art. Indigenous interlocutors participate as collaborators and authors, creating space for Indigenous narratives of memory. These narratives merge with Western versions of past and recent memories in order to construct jointly novel inter-epistemic understandings of images made on rock. Each chapter demonstrates the commitment of rock art studies to strengthen and enrich the field by exploring how communities and cultures across time have perceived and entangled rock images with a broad range of material culture, nonhumans, people, emotions, performances, sounds and narratives. Such relations are pivotal to understanding the universe behind the intersections of memory and rock art and to generating future interdisciplinary collaborative studies.