Saharan Rock Art - Archaeology of Tassilian Pastoralist Iconography

The Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria are the starting point for Augustin Holl's careful analysis of the iconography of Saharan rock art. Holl examines the various strands of evidence--icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes--and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art.

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About the author

Augustin Holl is Professor of Anthropology and Afro-Ameican and African Studies at the University of Michigan and a Curator at the University's Museum of Anthropology. He is author of five books on African archaeology.

Summary

Starting with the Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria, this work analysis the eiconography of Saharan rock art. It examines the various strands of evidence - icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes - and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art.

Product details

• Authors: Augustin Holl, Augustin F C Holl, Augustin F. C. Holl, Augustin F.C. Holl
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780759106048
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-0604-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 237 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Series: African Archaeology Series; African Archaeology Series; African Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Nordafrika, Sahara, Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein, Archäologie einer Periode / Region