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Rock art and regional identity, a comparative perspective, Jamie Hampson

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Rock art and regional identity, a comparative perspective, Jamie Hampson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-238) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rock art and regional identity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

904542146

Responsibility statement

Jamie Hampson

Sub title

a comparative perspective

Summary

Why did the ancient artists create paintings and engravings? What did the images mean? This careful study of rock art motifs in Trans-Pecos area of Texas and a small area in South Africa, demonstrates that there are archaeological and anthropological ways of accessing the past in order to investigate and explain the significance of rock art motifs. Using two disparate regions shows the possibility of comparative rock art studies and highlights the importance of regional studies and regional variations. This is an ideal resource for students and researchers"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Setting the scene : rock art and regional identity -- Trans-Pecos Texas as a rock art region : developing an interpretive framework -- Rock art regions in theory and in practice : a comparative case study from Mpumalanga Province, South Africa -- An ethnographic approach to the Trans-Pecos rock art region -- Widely distributed, regional, or rare? : six diagnostic Trans-Pecos motifs -- Transformation and embodiment in the Trans-Pecos region -- Reassessing the rock art region : a way forward -- Appendix: Trans-Pecos people and artefacts through time : a brief overview

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