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OverviewThis book examines the Northern (Stone Age) rock art of central Norway, which is dominated by images of marine and terrestrial motifs. It focuses on how these images were drawn and are classified, on the topographical location of the sites, on their dating and cultural context, and on the relationship between rock art and material culture, and offers possible interpretations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kalle SognnesPublisher: BAR Publishing Imprint: BAR Publishing Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 29.70cm Weight: 0.829kg ISBN: 9781407315164ISBN 10: 1407315161 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 23 January 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents"List of Figures and Table Preface 1. INTRODUCTION Background Aims and methods Terminology Study area History of research Documentation Sites and panels Chapter by chapter 2. FROM 'ART' TO VISUAL CULTURE Echoes from a distant part Discovering rock art Preliminary interpretations Visual culture Stone Age in central Norway Ambiguous animal symbolism Conclusions 3. CLASSIFICATIONS Images and style Techniques Subject matter Classifying rock art Styles in Northern rock art Rethinking styles? Conclusions 4. DRAWING ANIMALS Animals on rocks Deconstructing cervids Constructing cervids Birds Marine mammals and fish Compositions and perspective Conclusions 5. LOCATIONS Rock art landscapes Landscapes as context Regional level Site level Panel level Habitations and killing sites Conclusions 6. AGE AND CULTURAL CONTEXT Dating methods Weathering Stratigraphy Techniques Comparisons Styles Land uplift Cultural contexts Conclusions 7. PRESENCE Interpreting rock art Encounters Onto the rocks Place and presence Communications Symbols Identities Ritual landscapes Between worlds Conclusions 8. MULTIPLE WORLDS Schools of interpretation Ancient religions Myths Liminality Shamanism Hunting magic Animism Conclusions 9. CONCLUSIONS Summing up Representativeness Images Several phases? Migrations Religion and rituals Contacts Encounters Ethnicity At the end 10. CATALOGUE More and Romsdal Sor-Trondelag Nord-Trondelag Nordland 11. BIBLIOGRAPHY5pt;font-family:""Verdana"",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>"ReviewsAuthor Information"Kalle Sognnes was born in Bergen, Norway, in 1945. He studied at the universities of Bergen and Oslo, and received his Magister artium at the University of Bergen 1973. Starting in 1976, he was employed at the University Museum in Trondheim, and from 2003 at the Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies, in the Faculty of Humanities. He is a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. 5pt;font-family:""Verdana"",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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