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8 papers on the rock art of Central Asia and the Subcontinent, with a particular focus on the relatively underexplored west Himalayan region of Ladakh. Issues addressed include problems connected to interactions between local styles, cults and cultures and regionally dominant cultures, and the possibility absolute dating in rock art.

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Author:   Laurianne Bruneau ,  Marco Ferrandi ,  Luca M. Olivieri
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Volume:   2167
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781407307114

ISBN 10:   1407307118
Pages:   91
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Recent developments in rock art research in India with special reference to the EIP Project (Giriraj Kumar); Painted Shelters from Lower Swat (Pakistan). Recent Discovery in the frame of the AMSV Project (Luca Maria Olivieri (in collaboration with Faiz-ur-Rahman)); Animal style of the steppes in Ladakh. A presentation of newly discovered petroglyphs (Marin Vernier and Laurianne Bruneau); Authors of Petroglyphs in Ladakh and Baltistan (B.R. Mani); Penetration of Buddhist Ideology in Ladakh: A study through early Rock Sculptures (Phuntsog Dorjay); Rock Art in Afghanistan and Hindukush: An Overview (Marco Ferrandi); Rock Carvings in the Yaghnob River Valley (Tajikistan): A Preliminary Study (Marta Passarelli); Kazakh Petroglyphs in the Light of Recently Discovered Stations and Their Dating (Irina Shvets).

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Luca Maria Olivieri in collaboration with Laurianne Bruneau and Marco Ferrandi

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