Prehistoric Rock Art: Polemics and Progress

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Prehistoric Rock Art: Polemics and Progress
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Paul G. Bahn
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:238
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenrePre-history
Prehistoric archaeology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521140874
ClassificationsDewey:709.0113
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 90 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 21 June 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world. Summarizing the recent advances in our understanding of this extraordinary visual record, he discusses new discoveries, new approaches to recording and interpretation, and current problems in conservation. Bahn focuses in particular on current issues in the interpretation of rock art, notably the 'shamanic' interpretation that has been influential in recent years and that he refutes. This book is based on the Rhind Lectures that the author delivered for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 2006.

Author Biography

Paul G. Bahn is one of the world's leading scholars and popularizers of archaeology. The author or co-author of more than thirty books, he is the author of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art. His articles have appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including Nature, and he is an editorial consultant to Archaeology Magazine, DIG, and Antiquity.