Professor Rodrigo de Balbin has played a major role in advancing our knowledge of Palaeolithic art, and the occasion of his retirement provides an excellent opportunity to assess the value of prehistoric art studies as a factor in the study of the culture of those human groups which produced this imagery. The diverse papers in this volume, published in Professor de Balbin's honour, cover a wide variety of the decorated caves which traditionally defined Palaeolithic art, as well as the open-air art of the period, a subject in which he has done pioneering work at Siega Verde and elsewhere. The...
Professor Rodrigo de Balbin has played a major role in advancing our knowledge of Palaeolithic art, and the occasion of his retirement provides an exc...
Paul G. Bahn Natalie Franklin (Honorary Research Fell Matthias Strecker
Rock Art Studies: News of the World VI, like the previous editions in the series, covers rock art research and management all over the world over a fi ve-year period, in this case, the years 2015 to 2019 inclusive. The current volume once again shows the wide variety of approaches that have been taken in diff erent parts of the world and refl ects the expansion and diversifi cation of perspectives and research questions. One constant has been the impact of new techniques of recording rock art. This is especially evident in the realm of computer enhancement of the frequently faded and...
Rock Art Studies: News of the World VI, like the previous editions in the series, covers rock art research and management all over the world over a fi...