A Cosmos in Stone: Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art
- ISBN-10
- 0759101965
- ISBN-13
- 9780759101968
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 309
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman Altamira
- Author
- J. David Lewis-Williams
Description
Collected articles of the world's preeminent rock art researchers and cognitive archaeologists.
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