Book description
This unique guide provides an artistic and archaeological journey deep
into human history, exploring the petroglyphic and pictographic forms of
rock art produced by the earliest humans to contemporary peoples around
the world.
- Summarizes the diversity of views on ancient rock art from leading
international scholars
- Includes new discoveries and research, illustrated with over 160
images (including 30 color plates) from major rock art sites around
the world
- Examines key work of noted authorities (e. g. Lewis-Williams,
Conkey, Whitley and Clottes), and outlines new directions for rock
art research
- Is broadly international in scope, identifying rock art from North
and South America, Australia, the Pacific, Africa, India, Siberia
and Europe
- Represents new approaches in the archaeological study of rock art,
exploring issues that include gender, shamanism, landscape,
identity, indigeneity, heritage and tourism, as well as
technological and methodological advances in rock art analyses
Jo McDonald's career has combined cultural heritage management
and rock art research. She is currently Chair and Director of the
Centre for Rock Art Research and Management at the University of
Western Australia. Her major research focus, funded by an Australian
Research Council Future Fellowship, is comparing rock art of the
Australian and North American arid zones. She is past-President of the
Australian Archaeological Association and of the Australian
Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc.
Peter Veth's career has focused on the archaeology of Australia
and Island Southeast Asia; and on global desert peoples and art in
archaeological context. Peter is currently Chair in Archaeology at the
University of Western Australia, an Adjunct Chair at the Australian
National University, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the
Humanities. Beginning with Islands in the Interior, he has
published twelve volumes on the archaeology, art, early contact
history, and native title of Australia and Island Southeast Asia.
Peter has coauthored Plans of Management, National Heritage Listing
reports and Outstanding Universal Values reports for art provinces in Australia.
