Abstractions Based On Circles Papers On Prehistoric Rock Art Presented To Stan Beckensall On His 90th Birthday

Author : Paul Frodsham
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803273178
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abstractions Based on Circles: Papers on prehistoric rock art presented to Stan Beckensall on his 90th birthday written by Paul Frodsham and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Aron Mazel
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 180327252X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Signalling and Performance: Ancient Rock Art in Britain and Ireland written by Aron Mazel and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-08-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated volume presents a state of the art survey of the ancient rock art of Britain and Ireland. Bringing together new discoveries and new interpretations, it enhances our understanding and further establishes ancient British and Irish rock art as a significant archaeological assemblage worthy of attention and additional study.

Author : Courtney Nimura
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1785701223
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prehistoric rock art in Scandinavia written by Courtney Nimura and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scandinavia is home to prolific and varied rock art images among which the ship motif is prominent. Because of this, the rock art of Scandinavia has often been interpreted in terms of social ritual, cosmology, and religion associated with the maritime sphere. This comprehensive review is based on the creation of a Scandinavia-wide GIS database for prehistoric rock art and reexamines theoretical approaches and interpretations, in particular with regard to the significance of the ship and its relationship to a maritime landscape Discussion focuses on material agency as a means to understanding the role of rock art within society. Two main theories are developed. The first is that the sea was fundamental to the purpose and meaning of rock art, especially in the Bronze Age and, therefore, that sea-level/shoreline changes would have inspired a renegotiation of the relationship between the rock art sites and their intended purpose. The fundamental question posed is: would such changes to the landscape have affected the purpose and meaning of rock art for the communities that made and used these sites? Various theories from within and outside of archaeology are drawn on to examine environmental change and analyze the rock art, led to second theory: that the purpose of rock art might have been altered to have an effect on the disappearing sea. The general theory that rock art would have been affected by environmental change was discussed in tandem with existing interpretations of the meaning and purpose of rock art. Imbuing rock art with agency means that it could be intertwined in an active web of relations involving maritime landscapes, shoreline displacement and communities. Though created in stone and fixed in time and place, rock art images have propagated belief systems that would have changed over time as they were re-carved, abandoned and used by different groups of inhabitants. In the thousands of years rock art was created, it is likely that shoreline displacement would have inspired a renegotiation of the purpose and meaning of the imagery situated alongside the Scandinavian seas. This journey through a prehistoric Scandinavian landscape will lead us into a world of ancient beliefs and traditions revolving around this extraordinary art form.

Author : Aron D. Mazel
Publisher : Archaeopress
ISBN 13 : 9781905739165
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Art as Metaphor written by Aron D. Mazel and published by Archaeopress. This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enigmatic, esoteric and fascinating, the rock-art of the British Isles has for a long time been a well-kept secret. However, over the last few decades hundreds of new rock art panels have been discovered and several regional surveys have been carried out. This volume brings together a carefully selected collection of papers that cover British prehistoric rock-art from over 10000 years ago.

Author : Richard Bradley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108887872
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Comparative Study of Rock Art in Later Prehistoric Europe written by Richard Bradley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book The Calderstones written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hee Sook Lee-Niinioja
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803270497
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Continuity of Pre-Islamic Motifs in Javanese Mosque Ornamentation, Indonesia written by Hee Sook Lee-Niinioja and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the continuity and significance of Hindu-Buddhist design motifs in Islamic mosques in Java. The volume investigates four pre-Islamic motifs in Javanese mosque ornamentation from the 15th century to the present day: prehistoric tumpals, Hindu-Buddhist kala-makaras, lotus buds, and scrolls.

Author : David Wallace-Hare
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789699940
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Approaches to the Archaeology of Beekeeping written by David Wallace-Hare and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 17 papers take a holistic view of beekeeping archaeology (including honey, wax, associated products, hive construction, and trade) in one large interconnected geographic region, the Mediterranean, central Europe, and the Atlantic Façade. The book serves as a handbook for current and future researchers considering the archaeology of beekeeping.

Author : Sally J. Cole
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555663919
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legacy on Stone written by Sally J. Cole and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the deep and colorful sandstone canyons west of the Rockies, along river corridors of northern Colorado, and inscribed on rock outcroppings of the Colorado Plateau, the rock art of ancient and historic inhabitants of the West is an enduring record of past ideas and practices. This first integrated analysis of rock art styles throughout the western Colorado region, dating from pre-A.D. 1 to the middle of the twentieth century, bring together information from earlier studies and presents new information to shed light on how various cultures developed and interacted over time and in diverse geographical settings. Sally Cole traces connections between art on canyon walls, rock shelters, and bolders and designs on pottery, basketry, and other artificts, placing the art in cultural context. This book surveys the cultural history and rock art traditions of Archaic hunters and gatherers, Anasazi, Fremont, Navajo, Eastern Shoshoni, and Ute peoples. regions of special interest include Mesa Verde and the Four Corners area, the Uncompahgre Plateau, Dinosaur National Monument and the canyons of the Green and Yampa rivers, and the Canyonlands of Utah and Colorado. An abundance of drawings, photographs, and maps illustrate the text and reveal the diversity of rock art forms and settings in the West.

Author : Joshua Schmidt
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 178969969X
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rocks of Ages: Developing Rock Art Tourism in Israel written by Joshua Schmidt and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing Rock Art Tourism in the Negev desert of southern Israel presents the findings of an interdisciplinary project aimed at safeguarding the future of cultural heritage in the Negev Desert region of Israel, which is under threat from environmental change, militarisation, settlement and tourism.