Journey through the Ice Age （2ND）

Bahn, Paul G./ Vertut, Jean/ Vertut, Jean (PHT)

Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated（1997/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780297835882
• DDC分類 709.0113

Full Description

This edition builds on its predecessor, but contains twice as many photographs, updated text making use of recent analytical techniques in archaeology, and new chapters on the Russian caves and recent discoveries from China, Australia and Brazil, as well as in Europe.

Contents

Part 1 Introduction: the archaeological environment. Part 2 The discovery of the Ice Age: portable objects; cave art; Altamira. Part 3 The oldest art in the world: art from 300,000 BC to 40,000 BC. Part 4 Worldwide phenomenon: the new world; Africa; Arabia; India; the Far East; Australia; Europe. Part 5 Making a record: tracing and copying, photography etc. Part 6 How old is the art?: stratigraphy of figures; dating by style. Part 7 Fakes and forgeries: some modern fakes and how they were exposed. Part 8 Portable art: some techniques in portable art. Part 9 Blocks, rock-shelters and caves: pseudoparietal art; parietal art. Part 10 Art in the open air: six sites in SW Europe. Part 11 What was depicted?: animal figures; rare mammals; humans; depiction of women; humanoids. Part 12 Reading the messages: art for art's sake?; or was there more to it?. Part 13 Conclusion.