While there has always been a large public interest in ancient pictures painted or carved on stone, the archaeological study of rock art is in its infancy. But intensive amounts of research has revolutionized this field in the past decade. New methods of dating and analysis help to pinpoint the makers of these beautiful images, new interpretive models help us understand this art in relation to culture. Identification, conservation and management of rock art sites have become major issues in historical preservation worldwide ...
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While there has always been a large public interest in ancient pictures painted or carved on stone, the archaeological study of rock art is in its infancy. But intensive amounts of research has revolutionized this field in the past decade. New methods of dating and analysis help to pinpoint the makers of these beautiful images, new interpretive models help us understand this art in relation to culture. Identification, conservation and management of rock art sites have become major issues in historical preservation worldwide. And the number of archaeologically attested sites has mushroomed. In this handbook, the leading researchers in the rock art area provide cogent, state-of-the-art summaries of the technical, interpretive, and regional advances in rock art research. The book offers a comprehensive, basic reference of current information on key topics over six continents for archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and rock art enthusiasts.
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Very good in Good jacket. Jacket spine is sunned, but legibility is not impacted. Jacket spine has closed tear. Jacket edges are worn. Spine is cracked but secure. Spine edges are bumped. Upper cover corners are slightly bumped. Fore and bottom edges are stained, but readability is not affected. Upper corners of pages 159-170 are folded. Inside is unmarked.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Hardbound in dust jacket. Sun fading to dust jacket. Minor wear to dust jacker corners and edges, otherwise very good.
