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Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Pre-history

Breaking the Surface - An Art/Archaeology of Prehistoric Architecture (Paperback): Doug Bailey Breaking the Surface - An Art/Archaeology of Prehistoric Architecture (Paperback)
Doug Bailey
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Breaking the Surface, Doug Bailey offers a radical alternative for understanding Neolithic houses, providing much-needed insight not just into prehistoric practice, but into another way of doing archaeology. Using his years of fieldwork experience excavating the early Neolithic pit-houses of southeastern Europe, Bailey exposes and elucidates a previously under-theorized aspect of prehistoric pit construction: the actions and consequences of digging defined as breaking the surface of the ground. Breaking the Surface works through the consequences of this redefinition in order to redirect scholarship on the excavation and interpretation of pit-houses in Neolithic Europe, offering detailed critiques of current interpretations of these earliest European architectural constructions. The work of the book is performed by juxtaposing richly detailed discussions of archaeological sites (Etton and The Wilsford Shaft in the UK, and Magura in Romania), with the work of three artists-who-cut (Ron Athey, Gordon Matta-Clark, Lucio Fontana), with deep and detailed examinations of the philosophy of holes, the perceptual psychology of shapes, and the linguistic anthropology of cutting and breaking words, as well as with cultural diversity in framing spatial reference and through an examination of pre-modern ungrounded ways of living. Breaking the Surface is as much a creative act on its own - in its mixture of work from disparate periods and regions, its use of radical text interruption, and its juxtaposition of text and imagery - as it is an interpretive statement about prehistoric architecture. Unflinching and exhilarating, it is a major development in the growing subdiscipline of art/archaeology.

An Atlas of Human Prehistory (Paperback): Cameron M. Smith An Atlas of Human Prehistory (Paperback)
Cameron M. Smith
R3,270 Discovery Miles 32 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Many undergraduates struggle to fully understand the size of the earth and the diverse environments to which human beings have successfully adapted. An Atlas of Human Prehistory gives students an appreciation for the sheer size of the earth and the diverse geographies through which humanity and our ancestors have migrated and settled over millions of years. The book's unique formatting allows students to read a stand-alone topical essay on the left-hand page, which refers to the accompanying detailed maps and diagrams on the right-hand page. The maps and diagrams provide additional details and enable students to "see" human adaptation across time and space. This fresh, engaging approach covers hominin evolution, important fossil sites, early dispersal around the world, biocultural and subsistence adaptations, and the establishment of ancient civilizations. An outstanding blend of words and visuals, An Atlas of Human Prehistory gives readers excellent graphical representations of the chief lessons of our shared past and a greater understanding of the pace of movement across time. It is an excellent supplement for courses in archaeology, ancient history, human geography, and physical anthropology.

Rock Art of the Southwest (Hardcover): White Rock Art of the Southwest (Hardcover)
White
R746 R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
United Kingdom - From Early Centuries, the History (Paperback, From Early Centuries, the Hist ed.): Michael Booth United Kingdom - From Early Centuries, the History (Paperback, From Early Centuries, the Hist ed.)
Michael Booth
R747 R658 Discovery Miles 6 580 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pre-Columbian Central America, Colombia, and Ecu - Toward an Integrated Approach (Hardcover): Colin McEwan, John W Hoopes Pre-Columbian Central America, Colombia, and Ecu - Toward an Integrated Approach (Hardcover)
Colin McEwan, John W Hoopes
R1,682 Discovery Miles 16 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
RAJASTHAN - A Concise History (Paperback): Rima Hooja RAJASTHAN - A Concise History (Paperback)
Rima Hooja
R1,245 Discovery Miles 12 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bonaire History and Culture for tourism - Bonaire environment (Paperback): Clyde Hill Bonaire History and Culture for tourism - Bonaire environment (Paperback)
Clyde Hill
R719 R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wales - History of Religion, Pre-Christian Wales (Paperback): Kelvin Gordon Wales - History of Religion, Pre-Christian Wales (Paperback)
Kelvin Gordon
R697 R607 Discovery Miles 6 070 Save R90 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Crete - Early History and Culture of Crete people (Paperback): Ranchowwy Nicholson Crete - Early History and Culture of Crete people (Paperback)
Ranchowwy Nicholson
R717 R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Martinique History and Culture - The People origin and Custom (Paperback): Dominic Hussain Martinique History and Culture - The People origin and Custom (Paperback)
Dominic Hussain
R713 R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Northern Rock Art Tradition in Central Norway (Paperback): Kalle Sognnes The Northern Rock Art Tradition in Central Norway (Paperback)
Kalle Sognnes
R2,079 Discovery Miles 20 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
East Timor (Timo Leste) - History, Government and Politics, People, Culture and Religion (Paperback): Owen Peter East Timor (Timo Leste) - History, Government and Politics, People, Culture and Religion (Paperback)
Owen Peter
R716 R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chevelon - Pueblo at Blue Running Water (Paperback): E. Charles Adams Chevelon - Pueblo at Blue Running Water (Paperback)
E. Charles Adams; E. Charles Adams, Karen R Adams
R1,354 R1,216 Discovery Miles 12 160 Save R138 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Okinawa, Japan - The People, History, World War II, Culture and Tradition. Travel and Tourism (Paperback): Hudson Benjamin Okinawa, Japan - The People, History, World War II, Culture and Tradition. Travel and Tourism (Paperback)
Hudson Benjamin
R742 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ashland, the Anchor of Northeast Kentucky - History of Ashland (Paperback): Colonel Charles Dahnmon Whitt Ashland, the Anchor of Northeast Kentucky - History of Ashland (Paperback)
Colonel Charles Dahnmon Whitt
R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Story of Sukurru - Sumerian symbols and their true meaning (Paperback): Madeleine Daines The Story of Sukurru - Sumerian symbols and their true meaning (Paperback)
Madeleine Daines
R538 Discovery Miles 5 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Welt-Kult-Ur-Sprung / World Origin of Culture (English, German, Hardcover): Georg Hiller, Stefanie Kolbl Welt-Kult-Ur-Sprung / World Origin of Culture (English, German, Hardcover)
Georg Hiller, Stefanie Kolbl; Translated by Katrin Kleemann, Iris Trautmann
R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Materiality of the Sky (Paperback): Fabio Silva, Kim Malville, Frank Ventura The Materiality of the Sky (Paperback)
Fabio Silva, Kim Malville, Frank Ventura
R1,235 Discovery Miles 12 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Styles, techniques et expression graphique dans l'art sur paroi rocheuse (Styles, Techniques and Graphic Expression in... Styles, techniques et expression graphique dans l'art sur paroi rocheuse (Styles, Techniques and Graphic Expression in Rock Art) - Proceedings of Session A11d of the 17th World Congress of the IUPPS (Actes de la session A11d du 17e Congres mondial de l'UISPP) (Burgos 1-7 September 2014) (Paperback)
Marc Groenen, Marie-Christine Groenen
R2,377 Discovery Miles 23 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Culture and Cosmos Vol 17 Number 2 (Paperback): Nicholas Campion, Fabio Silva Culture and Cosmos Vol 17 Number 2 (Paperback)
Nicholas Campion, Fabio Silva
R669 Discovery Miles 6 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jomon Potteries in Idojiri Vo.1 - Tounai Ruins (Paperback): Takeo Fukazawa, Freddy Bellouard, Norio Yokogoshi Jomon Potteries in Idojiri Vo.1 - Tounai Ruins (Paperback)
Takeo Fukazawa, Freddy Bellouard, Norio Yokogoshi
R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Unexplained Mysteries - Ancient Aliens Or Lost Technology?: The Missing Tech Behind The World's Greatest Structures... Unexplained Mysteries - Ancient Aliens Or Lost Technology?: The Missing Tech Behind The World's Greatest Structures (Paperback)
Robert Jean Redfern
R278 Discovery Miles 2 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Material Images of Humans from the Natufian to Pottery Neolithic Periods in the Levant (Paperback, New): Estelle Orrelle Material Images of Humans from the Natufian to Pottery Neolithic Periods in the Levant (Paperback, New)
Estelle Orrelle
R2,534 Discovery Miles 25 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is an analysis of a collection of artefacts from the Neolithic period of the southern Levant. Although they have traditionally been identified as human images, the relationship of some of them to naturalistic human anatomy is tenuous, and, drawing on comparative examples from other periods and locations, Estelle Orrelle interprets them as images of Gods. Situating the artefacts in the context of the Neolithic transition, she shows how a Darwinian symbolic origins theory can explain the emergence of this iconography; that it lies in ancient sexual selection strategies, as power relations changed from an original social contract underpinned by female ritual power, to a new social contract driven by competing male elites."

ARYAN AVATARS From pre-historic nomads to settlers in the Pacific (Paperback): Mahendra Sukhdeo ARYAN AVATARS From pre-historic nomads to settlers in the Pacific (Paperback)
Mahendra Sukhdeo
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Before the Dawn (Paperback): Bennett Obi Before the Dawn (Paperback)
Bennett Obi
R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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