Cave Art: A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe Invaluable Tool for my Research Trip: Thank you, Paul Bahn, for making this book! I am planning a trip to Europe exclusively to visit cave art sites. I have been trying to find information about caves that are still open to the public, but was having a [... more]
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Sensible Objects: Colonialism, Museums and Material ... Book Description: Anthropologists of the senses have long argued that cultures differ in their sensory registers. This groundbreaking volume applies this idea to material culture and the social practices that endow objects with meanings in both colonial [... more]
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New Perspectives on Prehistoric Art Groundbreaking research: An excellent volume full of groundbreaking research. Especially valuable is the contribution of Dr. Y. Montelle on paleoperformance. This seems to be a model that will be used in the future in a variety of fields. Binding: [... more]
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Afrikan Alphabets A fascinating linguistic history: Afrikan Alphabets: The Story Of Writing In Afrika is the impressive result of author Saki Mafundikwa's 20-year effort to collect information on writing systems throughout Africa. Pictographs, mnemonic devices, [... more]
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The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's ... The Cave Painters: THE CAVE PAINTERS: PROBING THE MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD'S FIRST ARTISTS BY GREGORY CURTIS: It was a special day when Gregory Curtis was vacationing in France with his family and entered some famous caves. When he gazed upon the unique [... more]
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Material Journeys: Collecting African And Oceanic Art, ... A powerful survey: MATERIAL JOURNEYS is a strong pick for any college-level art library serious about African or Oceanic art representations. This catalogue of holdings comes from the Genevieve McMillan Collection and supplements a study of how African [... more]
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A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols of the Greater Southwest A Great Resource with some flaws: Patterson's created one of the best resources available on ancient rock art. As a means of understanding ancient rock art in North America the book probably occupies an unchallenged place on the bookshelf of anyone [... more]
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Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the ... Balanced and Informative--and a Great Read: Sharon Waxman has written a remarkable book. With skill and insight, she takes the reader inside the world's great museums and through the sordid antiquities market. She poses difficult questions and uncovers [... more]
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