Introduction to rock art research

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Introduction to rock art research

David S. Whitley

Left Coast Press, c2011

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes index

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

  • 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

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Details

  • NCID
    BB18252886
  • ISBN
    • 9781598746112
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Walnut Creek, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    256 p.
  • Size
    23cm
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