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Author: Stan Beckensall
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2009-10-15
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1445619962
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this latest book the prolific Stan Beckensall returns to his principal specialism, Britains prehistoric rock art.
Author: Aron D. Mazel
Publisher: Archaeopress
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781905739165
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Enigmatic, esoteric and fascinating, the rock-art of the British Isles has for a long time been a well-kept secret. However, over the last few decades hundreds of new rock art panels have been discovered and several regional surveys have been carried out. This volume brings together a carefully selected collection of papers that cover British prehistoric rock-art from over 10000 years ago.
Author: Stan Beckensall
Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This comprehensive work takes a broad view of what rock art entails, covering the history of rock art research and the discovery of many new sites. The author illustrates the different symbols and motifs that are found throughout the British Isles, and shows where they occur in landscapes and monuments. It is a book that captures the excitement of discovery and examines the various theories about the origin, use and meaning of rock art. Stan Beckensall also explains the problems of accurate conservation, recording, and display.
Author: Mr Richard Bradley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-11-01
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 1134708920
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Along the Atlantic seaboard, from Scotland to Spain, are numerous rock carvings made four to five thousand years ago, whose interpretation poses a major challenge to the archaeologist. In the first full-length treatment of the subject, based largely on new fieldwork, Richard Bradley argues that these carvings should be interpreted as a series of symbolic messages that are shared between monuments, artefacts and natural places in the landscape. He 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. Integrating this fascinating yet little-known material into the mainstream of prehistoric studies, Richard Bradley demonstrates that these carvings played a fundamental role in the organization of the prehistoric landscape.
Author: Kate Sharpe
Publisher: Gwasg y Bwthyn
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9781873402283
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Richard Bradley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-10-22
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 1108887872
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Element summarises the state of knowledge about four styles of prehistoric rock art in Europe current between the late Mesolithic period and the Iron Age. They are the Levantine, Macroschematic and Schematic traditions in the Iberian Peninsula; the Atlantic style that extended between Portugal, Spain, Britain and Ireland; Alpine rock art; and the pecked and painted images found in Fennoscandia. They are interpreted in relation to the landscapes in which they were made. Their production is related to monument building, the decoration of portable objects, trade and long distance travel, burial rites, and warfare. A final discussion considers possible connections between these separate traditions and the changing subject matter of rock art in relation to wider developments in European prehistoric societies.
Author: Aron Mazel
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Published: 2022-08-28
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 180327252X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This lavishly illustrated volume presents a state of the art survey of the ancient rock art of Britain and Ireland. Bringing together new discoveries and new interpretations, it enhances our understanding and further establishes ancient British and Irish rock art as a significant archaeological assemblage worthy of attention and additional study.
Author: Stan Beckensall
Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Northumberland is the most prolific, varied and important area of rock-art in Britain. This book, which includes every known site, relates the art to its landscape and monumental setting. This work follows naturally from the author's general work on rock art, British Prehistoric Rock Art and his recent widely acclaimed book Northumberland: Power of Place.
Author: Brian A. Smith
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2011-04-15
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 1445623986
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'A stimulating book, which is more ambitious in its interpretations than many recent rock art publications.' Antiquity magazine, praise for Volume One.
Author: Stan Beckensall
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Many exciting discoveries of prehistoric rock art have been made recently in Cumbria. They are included in this complete account of the earliest human communication, some 4-5000 years ago on outcrop rock, earthfast boulders, burials and other ritual structures. They are in some of Britain's most beautiful places. Professor Richard Bradley writes: "This book captures beautifully Stan's feeling for the countryside and flair for this kind of research. It is the work of a born teacher, who wishes to share his knowledge and enjoyment with other people. What he says is important, and how he says it is important too. Like the carvings he has done so much to publicise, this book is accessible to everyone." It follows his complete survey of Northumberland rock art, which Christopher Chippindale, of Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology described as "a first-rate book . . . written from Stan Beckensall's great knowledge with an inviting charm, splendidly illustrated with his photographs and drawings, well produced in a manageable size."
