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Language English Pages 238 Originally published 1997 Page count 238 Subject Archaeology | 3.8/5 abebooks Publication date 1997 ISBN 978-0415165365 Publisher Routledge Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback and paperback) Similar The Significance of Monum, Altering the earth, Interpreting the axe trade, The Passage of Arms, The Prehistory of Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rock Art and the Prehistory of Atlantic Europe: Signing the Land is an archaeological book authored by the English academic Richard Bradley of the University of Reading. It was first published by Routledge in 1997.
Contents
Taking Atlantic Europe as its area of focus, Bradley's book deals with Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art in the British Isles and in Galicia.
Synopsis
Bradley's first chapter provides a brief introduction to the topic. Chapter two introduces the prehistory of Atlantic Europe, exploring ideas regarding societal connections between Galicia and various parts of the British Isles where rock art is found. The third chapter goes into greater depth into Atlantic rock art, discussing various scholars' views on the connection between the petroglyphs of different regions.
Reviews
Caroline Malone of Queen's University, Belfast reviewed Bradley's tome for the Antiquity journal alongside his later publication, The Significance of Monuments.