Rock Art and Its Legacy in Myth and Art: Petroglyphs from Eurasia, Arabia and Northern Africa (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780755650446)

Christoph Baumer is a leading explorer and historian of Central Asia, Tibet and the Caucasus and the author of many well-received books in the fields of history, religion, archaeology and travel. These include, among others, The Church of the East: An Illustrated History of Assyrian Christianity (2006), Traces in the Desert: Journeys of Discovery across Central Asia (2008), China's Holy Mountain: An Illustrated Journey into the Heart of Buddhism (2011) and the seminal History of Central Asia in four volumes (2012-2018), all published by I.B.Tauris.

Dr Baumer is President of the Society for the Exploration of EurAsia, Senior Research Fellow at the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences, and a member of the Explorers' Club, New York, the Royal Asiatic Society, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London. He is a recipient of the prestigious Sir Percy Sykes Medal, awarded to him by the Royal Society for Asian Affairs in 2015.
Therese Weber is one of the most important protagonists of Paper Art. She weaves photography, drawing, object and performative actions into an innovative visual language. Expeditions to Central and Southeast Asia have shaped her artistic research focus over the past thirty years. Professor emerita Weber has been awarded art prizes in Germany and Japan.