A Companion to Rock Art

By: Jo McDonald (Editor), Peter Veth (Editor)

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eBook | 22 June 2012 | Edition Number 1

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This unique guide provides an artistic and archaeological journey deep into human history, exploring the petroglyphic and pictographic forms of rock art produced by the earliest humans to contemporary peoples around the world.

Summarizes the diversity of views on ancient rock art from leading international scholars
Includes new discoveries and research, illustrated with over 160 images (including 30 color plates) from major rock art sites around the world
Examines key work of noted authorities (e.g. Lewis-Williams, Conkey, Whitley and Clottes), and outlines new directions for rock art research
Is broadly international in scope, identifying rock art from North and South America, Australia, the Pacific, Africa, India, Siberia and Europe
Represents new approaches in the archaeological study of rock art, exploring issues that include gender, shamanism, landscape, identity, indigeneity, heritage and tourism, as well as technological and methodological advances in rock art analyses

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"To summarise, as stated by Conkey in the foreword, this volume is a clear example of how in the twenty-first century rock art is considered a topic of archaeological inquiry, leaving behind the times when it was excluded from the archaeological discussions because of its problematic dating and interpretation (see Whitley 2001 for details about the North American case; or Morwood 2002: 64-88 for the Australian case)." (Archaeology In Oceania, 2 October 2013)

"Overall, this is a fine compendium, and all rock art researchers will need to read it. Aimed at a sophisticated audience. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 June 2013)