| Description |
xiv, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-205) and index. |
| Contents |
Rock art fieldwork -- Classification -- Rock art dating -- Scientific method and rock art analysis -- Symbolic and ethnographic interpretation -- Neuropsychology and rock art -- Other formal approaches -- Management and conservation -- Archaeology, anthropology, and rock art. |
| Summary |
Includes information on Africa, California, ethnography, geometric motifs, neuropsychology, origins of art, paleolithic art, religion, ritual, shamanism, symbolism, totemic rock art, trance, vandalism, weathering, etc. |
| Subject |
Rock paintings.
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Petroglyphs.
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Archaeology -- Research.
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| ISBN |
1598740008 (alk. paper) |
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9781598740004 (alk. paper) |
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1598740016 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781598740011 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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