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Anthropomorphic images in rock art paintings and rock carvings /

In rock art, humanlike images appear widely throughout the ages. The artworks discussed in this book range from paintings, engravings or scratchings on cave walls and rock shelters, images pecked into rocky surfaces or upon standing stones, and major sacred sites, in which exists the possibility of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Meaden, George Terence (Editor ), Bender, Herman (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., [2020]
Colección:Archaeopress archaeology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In rock art, humanlike images appear widely throughout the ages. The artworks discussed in this book range from paintings, engravings or scratchings on cave walls and rock shelters, images pecked into rocky surfaces or upon standing stones, and major sacred sites, in which exists the possibility of recovering the meanings intended by the artists.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 322 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781789693584
1789693586