Anthropomorphic Images in Rock Art Paintings and Rock Carvings

Anthropomorphic Images in Rock Art Paintings and Rock Carvings
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Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9781789693584
ISBN-13 : 1789693586
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Book Synopsis Anthropomorphic Images in Rock Art Paintings and Rock Carvings by : Terence Meaden

Download or read book Anthropomorphic Images in Rock Art Paintings and Rock Carvings written by Terence Meaden and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-27 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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