|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Icon Description
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More
Books
|
|
|
|
To find more items like this one, go to:
|
|
|
|
|
art
|
|
|
|
|
history
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Visions from the Past: The Archaeology of Australian Aboriginal Art
|
|
|
|
|
Author
|
|
|
M.J. Morwood.
|
|
|
Publisher
|
Smithsonian
|
|
Format
|
hardcover
|
|
Product Dimensions
|
10.3
x
7.75
x
1.25
inches
|
|
ISBN
|
9781588340917
|
|
Pages/Publication Date
|
347/2002
|
|
Daedalus Item Code
|
13124
|
|
|
|
|
This item is not available.
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
The continent of Australia holds the world's largest gallery of Stone Age petroglyphs and other rock art. The ancient works depict the birth of the world, the creation of ancestral humans, and the creatures who made the landscape and gave humans their laws. They also record contact with seafaring races from the north, and later, fateful meetings with European explorers. This volume, heavily illustrated with black and white photos, diagrams, and drawings, as well as a section of color photos, is a clear examination of Aboriginal art, and offers a practical overview of how archaeologists study prehistoric art.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You might also like:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
