Following detailed scientific study, this volume makes the perfect companion to "Chauvet Cave: The Discovery of the World's Oldest Paintings". The contributing art historians and ethnologists are experts in their fields and it includes photographs of paintings and caves now closed to the public.
The prehistoric art discovered in caves throughout France and Spain raises many questions about early human culture. What do these superbly rendered paintings of horses, bison, and enigmatic human figures and symbols mean? How can we explain the sudden flourishing of artistic creativity at such a high level? This book explores these questions.
Offers information about the rock art of the Northern Dales, an area spanning no fewer than seven dales in three counties. This book includes discussions on the chronology of the rock art and its relationship to other archaeological features in the area. It presents a study of the prehistoric landscape of the North York Moors.
People have puzzled over Stonehenge for centuries, speculating and dreaming about it, drawing and painting it, trying to make sense of it. This is the story of the one real Stonehenge, as well as the many unreal Stonehenges that archaeologists, tourists, mystics, astronomers, artists and poets have made out of it.
Takes you on a tour of prehistoric caves, and explores the origins of art and creativity. This title features 85 caves and rock shelters, revealing the works of art within them. It also includes over 300 works from the Paleolithic period, made between 35, 000 and 11, 000 years ago.