Representations and Communications: Creating an Archaeological Matrix of Late Prehistoric Rock Art (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781842173978)

In this volume, which is the outcome of the four-year long collaboration project SARA (Scandinavian and Atlantic Rock Art) between the archaeology department at University of Gothenburg and the Laboratory of Heritage of Spanish National Research Council, nine papers summarize new excavation and survey results, advanced studies of iconography and intriguing landscape studies. It addresses topics such as human activities in the vicinity and surroundings of rock-art panels, movement and communication, ritual and symbolism, and finally representations and constructions of landscapes. The book is a sophisticated study of the rock art of two major regions of prehistoric Europe, but one with implications for research over a much wider area. It is wide-ranging, topical and will no doubt also be controversial. Contributors include Per Nilsson, Manuel Santos Estévez, Yolanda Seoane Veiga, Johan Ling, Åsa C. Fredell, Marco García Quintela, Kristian Kristiansen, Lasse Bengtsson and Felipe Criado Boado.

Author: Asa C. Fredell
ISBN-10: 1842173979
ISBN-13: 9781842173978
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Language: English
Published: 07/31/2010
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.68w x 0.36d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 87