The Rock-Art Landscapes of Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire: Standing on Holy Ground
- ISBN-10
- 1789694590
- ISBN-13
- 9781789694598
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-04-30
- Publisher
- Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
- Author
- Vivien Deacon
Description
This landscape study of the rock-art of Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire, considers views of and from the sites. In an attempt to understand the rock-art landscapes of prehistory the study considered the environment of the moor and its archaeology along with the ethnography from the whole circumpolar region.
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