This unique guide provides an artistic and archaeological journey deep into human history, exploring the petroglyphic and pictographic forms of rock art produced by the earliest humans to contemporary peoples around the world.

Summarizes the diversity of views on ancient rock art from leading international scholars
Includes new discoveries and research, illustrated with over 160 images (including 30 color plates) from major rock art sites around the world
Examines key work of noted authorities (e.g. Lewis-Williams, Conkey, Whitley and Clottes), and outlines new directions for rock art research
Is broadly international in scope, identifying rock art from North and South America, Australia, the Pacific, Africa, India, Siberia and Europe
Represents new approaches in the archaeological study of rock art, exploring issues that include gender, shamanism, landscape, identity, indigeneity, heritage and tourism, as well as technological and methodological advances in rock art analyses

Author Biography

Jo McDonald s career has combined cultural heritagemanagement and rock art research. She is currently Chair andDirector of the Centre for Rock Art Research and Management at theUniversity of Western Australia. Her major research focus, fundedby an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship, is comparingrock art of the Australian and North American arid zones. She ispast-President of the Australian Archaeological Association and ofthe Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. Peter Veth s career has focused on the archaeologyof Australia and Island Southeast Asia; and on global desertpeoples and art in archaeological context. Peter is currently Chairin Archaeology at the University of Western Australia, an AdjunctChair at the Australian National University, and Fellow of theAustralian Academy of the Humanities. Beginning with Islands inthe Interior, he has published twelve volumes on thearchaeology, art, early contact history, and native title ofAustralia and Island Southeast Asia. Peter has coauthored Plans ofManagement, National Heritage Listing reports and OutstandingUniversal Values reports for art provinces in Australia.

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