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Prehistoric Art as Prehistoric Culture
The diverse papers in this volume, published in honour of Professor de Balbin, cover a wide variety of the decorated caves which traditionally defined Palaeolithic art, as well as the open-air art of the period, a subject in which he has done pioneering work at Siega Verde and elsewhere.
Weapons and Tools in Rock Art
Weapons and tools are frequently found depicted in rock art in many parts of the globe and different periods and in varying social contexts. This collection of papers by leading rock art specialists examines the subjective and metaphorical value of weapons and tools in art, the actions that created them, and their contexts. It also takes into account that such representations incorporate and transmit some kind of understanding about the world and the relationship between objects and humans. Contributors analyse objects and weapons as status symbols, as evidences of cultural contacts, as ideological devices, etc. Divided into regional sections which, for once, do not focus on Scandinavia, cha...
Rock Art Studies: News of the World VI
Like previous series entries, this volume covers rock art research and management all over the world over a 5-year period, in this case 2015-19. Contributions once again show the wide variety of approaches that have been taken in different parts of the world and reflect the expansion and diversification of perspectives and research questions.
Rock Art Studies: News of the World V
This is the fifth volume in the series Rock Art Studies: News of the World. Like the previous editions, it covers rock art research and management across the globe over a five-year period, in this case the years 2010 to 2014 inclusive.
Graphical Markers and Megalith Builders in the International Tagus, Iberian Peninsula
This book contains chapters in English and chapters in Portuguese
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Imperialist Archaeology in the Canary Islands
Who first arrived in the Canary Islands and colonized them? When and how did this happen? Where did the first inhabitants come from? These are the main questions relating to the colonization of the Canaries during primitive times that ethnographers, historians and archaeologists have tried to solve for six centuries, ever since the rediscovery of the islands by Europe in the 14th century. This monograph aims to analyse how imperialist archaeology was developed and articulated in the Canaries by countries like France and Germany. It includes a brief analysis of how the study of primitive colonization was articulated prior to the development of nineteenth-century imperialistic archaeology, analysis of the theoretical and methodological framework of European archaeology and physical anthropology, a look at the nineteenth-century historical context, with particular reference to the colonial partitioning of Africa, and reflections on the repercussions of imperialist archaeology on contemporary scientific production by Canarian authors.
Cave Art
A comprehensive, accessible guide to prehistoric art in Europe and beyond.
El dolmen de Azután (Toledo)
El dolmen de Azután es una de las más espectaculares arquitecturas megalíticas de todo el interior peninsular. Las primeras excavaciones dejaron al descubierto una gran cámara de cinco metros de diámetro con corredor y un enorme túmulo muy bien conservado, que contribuye a destacar el volumen de la sepultura datada por CI4 a partir del V milenio cal BC. Las recientes investigaciones certifican la antigüedad de la magnífica construcción, su uso continuado hasta el III milenio cal BC, la profusión de su decoración y la realidad de un doblamiento anexo. Habitat y contextos funerarios configuran un espacio multifuncional en el que los ancestros actúan como el elemento aglutinador. Es la posición de los enterramientos la que indica la situación de los grupos en los territorios utilizados por las culturas productoras desde el Neolítico Medio en adelante.
Social Inequality in Iberian Late Prehistory
This book includes papers from the session 'Social Inequality in Iberian Late Prehistory' presented at the Congress of Peninsular Archaeology, Faro, 2004.
