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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521346665
ISBN-13
9780521346665
eBay Product ID (ePID)
519675

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
302 Pages
Publication Name
Australian Rock Art : a New Synthesis
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Subject
Archaeology, Australian & Oceanian, General, Indigenous Studies, Anthropology / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Social Science
Author
Robert Layton
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
43.1 Oz
Item Length
10.9 in
Item Width
8.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
91-004054
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
709.01130994
Table Of Content
List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Anthropological and archaeological approaches to Australian rock art; 2. Rock art and indigenous religion; 3. Rock art as an expression of secular and subversive themes; 4. Rock art and the colonial impact; 5. Putting statements in their cultural context; 6. Figure and motif; 7. Stylistic variations in time and space; 8. Rock art and human adaptation in Australia; Appendices; Notes; Glossary; References; Index.
Synopsis
A survey of Australian rock art, presenting detailed case studies revealing the significance of both recent and ancient art for Australia's living indigenous communities., The origins of rock art in Australia are probably as old as that of the hunter-gatherers of Western Europe, well-known for the prehistoric caves of Altamira and Lascaux. That the practice of painting and engraving on rocks continues in parts of northern and central Australia emphasises the importance of this art as a source of visual information for Australia's indigenous communities, Rock art can be 'read' to determine cultural processes and provides a durable record of thousands of years of cultural change. This book is an extensive survey of Australian rock art, presenting detailed case studies revealing the significance of both recent and ancient art for Australia's living indigenous communities. Archaeological data provides evidence of the ways in which rock art traditions have changed over 15,000 or more years in response to changes in the environment, the development of new forms of social organisation and the impact of European colonial settlement.
LC Classification Number
GN666 .L39 1992

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