Along the Atlantic seaboard, from Scotland to Spain are numerous rock carvings made 4-5000 years ago, whose interpretation poses a major challenge to the archaeologist. This full-length treatment of the subject is based largely on recent fieldwork and asserts that these carvings should be interpreted as a series of symbolic messages that are shared between monuments, artefects and natural places in the landscape. The author discusses the cultural setting of the rock carvings and the ways in which they can be interpreted in relation to ancient land use, the creation of ritual monuments and the burial of the dead.
By:
Richard Bradley (University of Reading UK),
Richard Bradley
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 245mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 2.040kg
ISBN: 9780415165365
ISBN 10: 0415165369
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 10 July 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of figures, List of tables, List of plates, Preface and acknowledgements, PART I: TERMS OF REFERENCE, PART II: ROCK ART AND THE LANDSCAPE OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND, PART III: ROCK ART AND THE LANDSCAPE OF ATLANTIC EUROPE, Bibliography, Index
Richard Bradley is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading. He is the author of many works on prehistoric archaeology, including The Social Foundations of Prehistoric Britain, Altering the Earth and co-author of Landscape, Monuments and Society.
Reviews for Rock Art and the Prehistory of Atlantic Europe: Signing the Land
'Rock Art and the Prehistory of Atlantic Europe is essential reading for those with the remotest interest in this most enigmatic area of prehistory, and comes very highly recommended.' - 3rd Stone
