{"product_id":"9781444334241","title":"A Companion to Rock Art","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Rock Art\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJo McDonald | Peter Veth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis unique guide provides an artistic and archaeological journey deep into human history, exploring the petroglyphic and pictographic forms of rock art produced by the earliest humans to contemporary peoples around the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummarizes the diversity of views on ancient rock art from leading international scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new discoveries and research, illustrated with over 160 images (including 30 color plates) from major rock art sites around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines key work of noted authorities (e.g. Lewis-Williams, Conkey, Whitley and Clottes), and outlines new directions for rock art research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs broadly international in scope, identifying rock art from North and South America, Australia, the Pacific, Africa, India, Siberia and Europe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents new approaches in the archaeological study of rock art, exploring issues that include gender, shamanism, landscape, identity, indigeneity, heritage and tourism, as well as technological and methodological advances in rock art analyses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Editors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e’s career has combined cultural heritage management and rock art research. She is currently Chair and Director of the Centre for Rock Art Research and Management at the University of Western Australia. Her major research focus, funded by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship, is comparing rock art of the Australian and North American arid zones. She is past-President of the Australian Archaeological Association and of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Veth\u003c\/b\u003e’s career has focused on the archaeology of Australia and Island Southeast Asia; and on global desert peoples and art in archaeological context. Peter is currently Chair in Archaeology at the University of Western Australia, an Adjunct Chair at the Australian National University, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Beginning with \u003ci\u003eIslands in the Interior\u003c\/i\u003e, he has published twelve volumes on the archaeology, art, early contact history, and native title of Australia and Island Southeast Asia. Peter has coauthored Plans of Management, National Heritage Listing reports and Outstanding Universal Values reports for art provinces in Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 September 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444334241\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e720\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310425829516,"sku":"9781444334241","price":208.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444334241.jpg?v=1780157193","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444334241","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}