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Introduction to Rock Art Research

by David S. Whitley

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

First published in 2005, this brief introduction to methods of studying rock art has become the standard text for courses on this topic. It was also selected as a Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book in 2005. Internationally-known rock art researcher David Whitley takes the reader through the various processes needed to document, interpret, and preserve this fragile category of artifact. Using examples from around the globe, he offers a comprehensive guide to rock art studies of value to archaeologists and art historians, their students, and rock art aficionados. The second edition of this classic work has additional material on mapping sites, ethnographic analogy, neuropsychological models, and Native American consultation.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Rock art, geoglyphs, and ancient symbols.

  • Controlled discovery queries from bnf, crossref, openalex, and openlibrary matched “art rupestre”, “Petroglyphs”, and “rock art”. Retained metadata contains “Rock art” in the title, “Rock art” in the description, “Petroglyphs” in the subject metadata, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • art rupestre· via Bibliothèque nationale de France
    • rock art· via Crossref
    • rock art· via OpenAlex
    • Petroglyphs· via Open Library
    • Rock art· in title
    • Rock art· in description

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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Editions

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Crossref publisher-supplied book record

2016-09-16RoutledgeEnglish
  • 9781315426013
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BnF national bibliography record

September 30, 2005Left Coast Press; Left Coast pressEnglish
  • 9781598740011
  • 1598740016
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