San rock engravings

Marking the Karoo landscape

John Parkington, Neil Rusch (Autoren)

Buch

128 Seiten

2010
Struik Travel & Heritage (Verlag)
978-1-77007-815-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The vast spaces of the Karoo abound with images pecked, incised or engraved onto rock surfaces. These landscape markings, generally known simply as 'rock engravings', were created in the pre-colonial period by San hunter-gatherers who roamed this land in search of sustenance and water. Their engravings most commonly (though not always) depict animals such as eland, quagga or elephant, and reflect, in fascinating and unusual ways, the relationship of the San to the harsh environment of the Karoo. San Rock Engravings explores the visual legacy of these ancient artists, the signs they left on the land and the meanings that could be attached to them.

Autor

Neil Rusch is an independent publisher, writer and photographer. After studying journalism at Rhodes University, he entered publishing and later became the editor of SA Yachting magazine. His interest in rock art has remained constant throughout his career, and he acknowledges that the /Xam San have taught him much about rain, weather, wind and water. John Parkington is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town, and has had a lifelong research interest in southern African hunters and gatherers. He has published a number of academic papers and books on the subject and is involved in the Living Landscape Project in Clanwilliam.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.7.2010
• Zusatzinfo: 80 full-colour photographs
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 200 x 180 mm
• Gewicht: 556 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 1-77007-815-0 / 1770078150
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77007-815-4 / 9781770078154
• Zustand: Neuware