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The cutting edge : Khoe-San rock-markings at the Gestoptefontein-Driekuil engraving complex, North West Province, South Africa /
Addresses rock engravings on the wonderstone hills just outside Ottosdal, South Africa. Much of the rock art has been destroyed due to mining activities, with very few records and the largest remaining outcrop is still threatened. The study hopes to bring this situation to the attention of the publi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Cambridge monographs in African archaeology (Archaeopress) ;
97. Access archaeology. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; I Introduction; 1 What this all means; 2 Research context; II The rock art of the GDC; 3 Gestural markings; 4 Anthropomorphs and zoomorphs; 5 Decorative designs and patterns; 6 Ethnography; 7 Depictions of clothing in the GDC; 8 Ornaments and decorations; III Khoe-San womanhood; 9 Girls' puberty rites; IV Back to the hills; 10 The significance of gestural markings; 11 Themes in referential art; V Conclusion; 12 The value of the GDC study; Bibliography; Appendix: A kind of torture: the GDC survey.