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Cave Art

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The decorated Ice Age caves are some of mankind's greatest artistic achievements, and there is no substitute for seeing the caves themselves. There you can see the art paintings, engravings, bas-reliefs or drawings in its original, natural setting, and stand where the artists did 30,000 10,000 years ago. For speleologists and holidaymakers alike indeed anyone who wants to add a visit to a cave to their itinerary here is an essential handbook. The first guide to all the decorated Ice Age caves in Europe that are open to the public, Cave Art covers more than 50 caves in England, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, as well as relevant museums and centres. This second edition has been fully revised and includes three additional caves and four new facsimiles.

Author Biography:

Paul Bahn is a distinguished archaeologist and writer and broadcaster on archaeology. He led the team that discovered the caves of Creswell Crags. He lives in Hull.
Release date NZ
April 7th, 2012
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
248
Dimensions
135x201x18
ISBN-13
9780711232570
Product ID
18397572

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