Full Description
The decorated Ice Age caves are some of mankind's greatest artistic achievements, and there is no substitute for seeing the caves themselves. There you can see the art - paintings, engravings, bas-reliefs, or drawings - in its original, natural setting, and stand where the artists did 30,000-10,000 years ago.
For speleologists and holidaymakers alike - indeed anyone who wants to add a visit to a cave to their itinerary - here is an essential handbook. The first guide to all the decorated Ice Age caves in Europe that are open to the public, Cave Art covers more than 50 caves in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy, as well as relevant museums and centres.
The guide has been fully revised and updated for this new, third edition.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
CAVE ART
PERIODS
SYMBOLS USED IN THIS GUIDE
MAPS
THE SITES
UNITED KINGDOM
CHURCH HOLE AND ROBIN HOOD'S CAVE
FRANCE
LA GRANDE GROTTE D'ARCY-SUR-CURE
LA GROTTE MARGOT / MAYENNE-SCIENCES
LA CHAIRE À CALVIN
ANGLES-SUR-L'ANGLIN (LE ROC-AUX-SORCIERS)
LE PLACARD
LE ROC DE SERS (FACSIMILE)
FONT DE GAUME
LES COMBARELLES
CAP BLANC
ABRI PATAUD and CAVE PATAUD (ABRI MOVIUS)
ROUFFIGNAC
BERNIFAL
ABRI DU POISSON (AND LAUGERIE HAUTE)
SAINT-CIRQ
BARA-BAHAU
VILLARS
ABRI REVERDIT (CASTEL-MERLE)
LASCAUX II
LASCAUX IV (CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE L'ART PARIÉTAL)
MUSÉE NATIONAL DE PRÉHISTOIRE (LES EYZIES)
COUGNAC
GROTTE DES MERVEILLES
PECH-MERLE
PAIR-NON-PAIR
MUSÉE D'AQUITAINE
ISTURITZ AND OXOCELHAYA
GARGAS
BÉDEILHAC
NIAUX
PARC DE LA PRÉHISTOIRE (PREHISTORIC PARK)
CHAUVET 2
COSQUER MÉDITERRANÉE
MUSÉE D'ARCHÉOLOGIE NATIONALE
SPAIN
EKAINBERRI
SANTIMAMIÑE
COVALANAS
ALTAMIRA II
CHUFÍN
EL CASTILLO
LAS MONEDAS
HORNOS DE LA PEÑA
EL PENDO
SALITRE II (SOPEÑA)
EL PINDAL
EL BUXU
TITO BUSTILLO
LA LOJA
LA PEÑA DE CANDAMO (AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE)
PARQUE DE LA PREHISTORIA DE TEVERGA
LOS CASARES
LA PILETA
ARDALES (CUEVA DE DOÑA TRINIDAD)
SIEGA VERDE
DOMINGO GARCÍA (CERRO DE SAN ISIDRO)
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL
PORTUGAL
ESCOURAL (AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE)
CÔA VALLEY
ITALY
LEVANZO (GROTTA DEL GENOVESE)
GROTTA DEI PUNTALI - CARINI (PA)
GROTTA DEL CAVIGLIONE E BALZI ROSSI
RIPARO DI ROMITO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CAPTIONS AND CREDITS
INDEX
