Comparative Study of Rock Art in Later Prehistoric Europe

In prehistoric Europe natural surfaces in the landscape were often painted or carved. It happened between the adoption of farming and the origins of the state, but these images are rarely integrated into wider accounts of prehistoric archaeology. This Element reviews new research and attempts to remedy this problem.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Times and traditions; 1. Rock art in the Iberian Peninsula: images in contention; 2. Atlantic rock art: contacts with distant relations; 3. Alpine rock art: unity and diversity; 4. Rock art in Northern Europe: facing two ways; 5. Comparisons; Bibliography.

Zusammenfassung

In prehistoric Europe natural surfaces in the landscape were often painted or carved. It happened between the adoption of farming and the origins of the state, but these images are rarely integrated into wider accounts of prehistoric archaeology. This Element reviews new research and attempts to remedy this problem.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard Bradley, Bradley Richard, Bradley Richard Bradley
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781108794497
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79449-7
• Seiten: 75
• Serien: Elements in the Archaeology of Europe; Elements in the Archaeology of
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Kunstgeschichte; Europe, prehistory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, History of Art, History of art: pre-history, Archaeology by period / region, Prehistoric archaeology, Archaeological science, methodology & techniques, Archaeological science, methodology and techniques, Prehistoric styles, Prehistory; rock art; paintings; petroglyphs; landscape