| Saharan Rock Art: Archaeology of Tassilian Pastoralist Iconography Contributor(s): Holl, Augustin F. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0759106045 ISBN-13: 9780759106048 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: The Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria are the starting point for Augustin Holl's careful analysis of the iconography of Saharan rock art. Holl examines the various strands of evidence--icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes--and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Art | History - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 759.011 |
| LCCN: 2003022601 |
| Series: African Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.92" W x 9.32" (0.86 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria are the starting point for Augustin Holl's careful analysis of the iconography of Saharan rock art. Created in the third millennium B.C., the Iheren murals are over 3 meters wide and contain multiple compositions that present an allegorical depiction of the lifeways of Tassilian pastoralists in the Sahara. Holl approaches his task as an archaeologist, examining the various strands of evidence--icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes-and weaving them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art. His deconstruction and synthesis of this corpus of material should be of interest to African archaeologists, rock art specialists, art historians, and cultural anthropologists alike. |