Ancient British Rock Art
- ISBN-10
- 1904263569
- ISBN-13
- 9781904263562
- Category
- Art, Prehistoric
- Pages
- 56
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-10-01
- Author
- Chris Mansell
Description
Artist and petroglyph hunter Chris Mansell discusses the possible purpose and meaning of these archaeic and enigmatic markings, using his own drawings and old lithographs.
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