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Introduction to rock art research / David S. Whitley.
LIBRA GN799.P4 W45 2005
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitley, David S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rock paintings.
- Petroglyphs.
- Archaeology--Research.
- Archaeology.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- Once a stepchild of archaeology, rock art research has become increasingly important tool in recent archaeological work for understanding the symbolic and ideological systems of ancient peoples. Yet methods of working with pictographs, petroglyphs and geoglyphs are rarely taught in a systematic fashion. In this brief introduction to methods, well-known rock art researcher David Whitley takes the reader through the various processes needed to document, interpret, and preserve this fragile category of artifact. Using examples from around the globe, he offers a comprehensive guide to rock art studies of value to archaeologists and art historians, their students, and rock art afficianados.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-205) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1598740008
- 1598740016
- OCLC:
- 64195903
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