Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
ISBN: 978-1-59874-610-5
Verlag: Left Coast Press Inc
First published in 2005, this brief introduction to methods of studying rock art has become the standard text for courses on this topic. It was also selected as a Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book in 2005. Internationally-known rock art researcher David Whitley takes the reader through the various processes needed to document, interpret, and preserve this fragile category of artifact. Using examples from around the globe, he offers a comprehensive guide to rock art studies of value to archaeologists and art historians, their students, and rock art aficionados. The second edition of this classic work has additional material on mapping sites, ethnographic analogy, neuropsychological models, and Native American consultation.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Rock Art Fieldwork; Chapter 3 Classification; Chapter 4 Rock Art Dating; Chapter 5 Scientific Method and Rock Art Analysis; Chapter 6 Symbolic and Ethnographic Interpretation; Chapter 7 Formal Models and Shamanistic Rock Art; Chapter 8 Other Formal Approaches; Chapter 9 Management and Conservation; Chapter 10 Archaeology, Anthropology, and Rock Art;
