Painted Caves
Palaeolithic Rock Art in Western Europe
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 24 May 2012
- ISBN 9780199698226
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages482 pages
- Size 252x194x31 mm
- Weight 1258 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 202 in text illustrations; 8 pp plate section 0
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Short description:
Written from an archaeological perspective, Painted Caves is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the oldest art of Western Europe: the very ancient paintings found in caves. Lawson offers an up to date overview of the geographical distribution of the sites and their significance within the varied network of Palaeolithic art.
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Painted Caves, a beautifully illustrated introduction to the oldest art of Western Europe, charts the historical background to the acceptance of a Palaeolithic age for the very ancient paintings found in caves. Offering an up-to-date overview of the geographical distribution of the sites found in southern France and the Iberian Peninsula, and examples known in Britain, Italy, Romania, and Russia, Lawson's expert study is not restricted to the art in caves, but places this art alongside the engravings and sculptures found both on portable objects and on rock faces in the open air.
Written from an archaeological perspective, the volume stresses how the individual images cannot be considered in isolation, but should rather be related to their location and other evidence that might provide clues to their significance. Although many scholars have put forward ideas as to the meaning and function of the art, Lawson discusses some of the substantive theories and offers glimpses of his own experience in the field and enduring fascination for the subject.
a beautifully produced and ambitious volume
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Jean Clottes
Prologue
Acknowledgements
List of Special Sections
Lists of Plates, Text Figures, Special Section Figures, and Gazetteer Figures
Notes for Readers
Part 1: The Text
Introduction: The scope of the book
Enlightenment and Discovery: The birth of the Palaeolithic period and the discovery of the first decorated objects
Denial and Atonement: The discovery of Upper Palaeolithic rock art and the definition of style
Precision and controversy: The use of direct radiocarbon age estimates
Where and when? The distribution of Upper Palaeolithic rock art sites in Western Europe
Lifting the painted Veil: The quest for meaning
Epilogue
Part 2: The Gazetteer
Altamira, Cantabria, Spain
La Pe?a de Candamo, Asturias, Spain
Monte Castillo, Cantabria, Spain; including El Castillo, Las Chimeneas, Las Monedas and La Pasiega
Chauvet, Ard?che, France
Cosquer, Bouche du Rhône, France
Cougnac, Lot, France
Covaciella, Asturias, France; including El Bosque
La Garma, Cantabria, Spain
Lascaux, Dordogne, France
Llonín, Asturias, Spain
Mayenne-Sciences, Mayenne, France
Niaux, Ari?ge, France
Pech-Merle, Lot, France
La Pileta, Andalucía, Spain
Le Portel, Ari?ge, France
Tito Bustillo, Asturias, Spain
Appendix: Table of radiocarbon age estimates
References
Picture Credits
Index
