San Rock Art
- ISBN-10
- 1431401005
- ISBN-13
- 9781431401000
- Category
- Africa, Southern
- Pages
- 157
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-01
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Author
- J. David Lewis-Williams
Description
Rock paintings by the San Bushmen are scattered over all of southern Africa; it is estimated that some 15,000 rock art sites are known and possibly as many await discovery. While providing information about the history of these fascinating paintings—considered one of the greatest cultural treasures of humankind—this account also offers insight into their possible interpretations by taking the magnificent Linton panel in the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town as a starting point. Filled with beautiful illustrations, this record sheds light on San rock art in general and makes sense of the baffling complexity and strangeness of the art form.
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