{"product_id":"an-engraved-landscape-tertia-barnett-9781900971379","title":"An Engraved Landscape: Rock Carvings in the Wadi Al-Ajal, Libya: 2 Volume Set","description":"\u003ci\u003eAn Engraved Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e is a contextual analysis of a substantial new corpus of engravings from the Wadi al-Ajal, situated in the Central Saharan region of south west Libya. The wadi is renowned as the heartland of the Garamantian civilization, which emerged from local mobile Pastoral communities in the 1st millennium BC, and dominated trans-Saharan trade and politics for over a thousand years. Extensive archaeological and palaeoenvironmental investigations in recent years have provided detailed insight into the later prehistory and protohistory of the wadi and surrounding areas. However, prior to the fieldwork detailed in this work, only a handful of carvings had been recorded in the wadi. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work is based on systematic survey, conducted between 2004 and 2009, which recorded around 2,500 previously unknown or unpublished engraved and inscribed rock surfaces. All forms of engraving, whether figurative or surface markings, were viewed as significant residues of human interaction with the rock surface and were recorded. The resulting database provides an opportunity to analyze the engravings in relation to their changing physical and cultural contexts, and the discussion offers a fresh interpretation of Saharan rock art based on this substantial new evidence. \u003ci\u003eAn Engraved Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e also captures in detail a unique heritage resource that is currently inaccessible and threatened. This record of the fragile engravings provides an important source of information for researchers and students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tertia Barnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1900971372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781900971379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Society for Libyan Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Tertia Barnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587935154431,"sku":"9781900971379","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-engraved-landscape-tertia-barnett-9781900971379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}