| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 186 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTSI; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Summary |
The Central Sahara is considered the greatest "museum" of rock art in the world, containing several thousand prehistoric and recent images. The oldest paintings, called Round Heads, originated during a humid phase in the 10th millennium before present and they were created by dark-skinned hunter-gatherers living in the Algerian and Libyan mountains. Rock shelters show mainly anthropomorphic figures with body paintings and other embellishments testifying ancient rituals and ceremonies. Only t .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rock paintings -- Sahara
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History of art: pre-history.
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Prehistoric archaeology.
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Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography.
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ART -- History -- General.
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Rock paintings
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Sahara
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1443845795 |
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9781443845793 |
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9781299645608 |
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1299645607 |
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