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Prehistoric Rock Art in Scandinavia
Courtney Nimura
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Description for Prehistoric Rock Art in Scandinavia
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Scandinavia is home to prolific and varied rock art images among which the ship motif is prominent. Because of this, the rock art of Scandinavia has often been interpreted in terms of social ritual, cosmology, and religion associated with the maritime sphere. This comprehensive review is based on the creation of a Scandinavia-wide GIS database for prehistoric rock art and re-examines theoretical approaches and interpretations, in particular with regard to the significance of the ship and its relationship to a maritime landscape
Discussion focuses on material agency as a means to understanding the role of rock art ... Read more
Scandinavia is home to prolific and varied rock art images among which the ship motif is prominent. Because of this, the rock art of Scandinavia has often been interpreted in terms of social ritual, cosmology, and religion associated with the maritime sphere. This comprehensive review is based on the creation of a Scandinavia-wide GIS database for prehistoric rock art and re-examines theoretical approaches and interpretations, in particular with regard to the significance of the ship and its relationship to a maritime landscape
Discussion focuses on material agency as a means to understanding the role of rock art ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
582g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785701191
SKU
V9781785701191
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About Courtney Nimura
Courtney Nimura is Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, Curator of Later European Prehistory at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Lecturer at Magdalen College, and Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research ranges from later prehistoric art to maritime archaeology in Europe.
Reviews for Prehistoric Rock Art in Scandinavia
...exceptionally precise, lucid, easily read, critical and interesting.
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
In short, the major contribution of this volume, for which it can be highly recommended, is the presentation of the pan-Scandinavian rock art data.
Antiquity
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
In short, the major contribution of this volume, for which it can be highly recommended, is the presentation of the pan-Scandinavian rock art data.
Antiquity