num_pages: 238
description: Prehistoric rock art is the markings  paintings engravings or pecked images  left on rocks or cave walls by ancient peoples. In this book Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world. Summarizing the recent advances in our understanding of this extraordinary visual record he discusses new discoveries new approaches to recording and interpretation and current problems in conservation. Bahn focuses in particular on current issues in the interpretation of rock art notably the shamanic interpretation that has been influential in recent years and that he refutes. This book is based on the Rhind Lectures that the author delivered for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 2006.
language: English
title: Prehistoric Rock Art: Polemics and Progress
publisher: Cambridge University Press