{"product_id":"rock-art-and-stone-monuments-uzi-avner-9781407314730","title":"Rock Art and Stone Monuments in the Negev: Symbolism of life and death in the desert","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses several recurring motifs in the ancient rock art of the Negev Desert, and related stone monuments. After a brief introduction to the Negev environment and history, the subsequent chapters present a variety of motifs found in the region from the 6th millennium BC onwards. These include geoglyphs; engravings of circles, triangles, lines and similar shapes of stone monuments; symbolism of the ibex in engravings and its associated motifs (dogs, snakes, orante figures, footprints and others) and a unique engraving from the 'Uvda Valley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrary to the common trend in rock art studies, interpretations are offered here, based on analogies with world rock art, the wider art of ancient cultures, and ethnographic, archaeological and mythological materials from different times and places around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Epilogue address an overarching question: why do rock engravings in remote cultures and different times bear similarities?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Uzi Avner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1407314734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781407314730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.47d","brand":"Uzi Avner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46880837075199,"sku":"9781407314730","price":91.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8424e15f-9e54-45c4-91a7-06a54a9edc49.jpg?v=1747969873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rock-art-and-stone-monuments-uzi-avner-9781407314730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}