Visualising the Neolithic
Andrew Meirion Jones editor Andrew Cochrane editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxbow Books
Published:30th Sep '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Prehistoric imagery is enigmatic and has been largely overlooked by archaeologists; it is only in the last two decades that it has garnered serious academic attention. This volume addresses this lacuna and discusses visual expression across Neolithic Europe. The papers in this volume result from a meeting of the Neolithic Studies Group on the topic of 'Neolithic visual culture' at the British Museum in November 2010. The intention of the meeting was to assess new studies of rock art from across Britain and Ireland, and to compare these with studies of Neolithic visuality from continental Europe. Here, the scope of the original meeting is widened, and includes further papers to provide a broader context and more coherent analysis of prehistoric expressionism. The volume is organised so that the rock art and passage tomb art traditions of the Neolithic in Britain and Ireland are compared for the first time to the rock art traditions of Northern and Southern Europe, with the mortuary costumes and figurines of South-eastern Europe.
In summary, this volume will be an important addition for those researching artistic endeavour in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe. -- Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society This volume - one of a number of high-quality books to be published recently by the Neolithic Studies Group - deals with what can be loosely termed as artistic endeavour within a Neolithic context...The chapter layout is supported by a well-written and informative introduction by the editors...The Gaysarska and Robinson papers provide excellent contextual value to the book, especially given that the majority of the papers are site/area focused...One clear visual attribute to the book is the excellent and innovative photography of Ken Williams, especially the cover image, showing an inquisitive bovine pondering over an open-air rock art site. His work is scattered throughout the British chapters and do much to enhance the visual (and saleable) quality of the volume. In conclusion, this volume will be an important addition for those researching artistic endeavour in the northern and western peripheries of Neolithic Europe -- George Nash The Archaeological Journal
ISBN: 9781842174777
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304 pages