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Ancient Art Revisited develops new perspectives on ancient art by weaving together diverse strands within archaeology and art history, exploring it through recent developments in archaeological theory.

As páginas desta obra trazem as marcas da antiguidade, revelando o que a ciência já descobriu acerca de algumas das civilizações mais fascinantes do mundo antigo, como Shangri-La, Lemúria, Avalon e Ciméria. Desvende o passado desses e outros lugares lendários e mergulhe na essência de sociedades que foram sepultadas sob camadas de mistérios.

"Earth and Stone: China's Epic Barrier" stands as a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of one of humanity's most monumental achievements-the Great Wall of China. This ambitious undertaking delves into the historical, cultural, and technological aspects of the Great Wall, unearthing its origins, evolution, and enduring impact on China and the world. Spanning millennia, the Great Wall's narrative intertwines with China's socio-political, economic, and military developments, creating a complex tapestry of significance far beyond its physical representation as a defensive rampart.The journey commences with an exploration of the early stages of the Great Wall's construction during the tumultuous Warring States period (7th-3rd century BCE). Here, the seeds of the Wall's purpose are sown-a means to protect individual states from external threats. Meticulous research and analysis of historical records lead us through the annals of time, revealing how different dynasties, notably the Qin, Han, and Ming, contributed to the Wall's expansion, reinforcement, and preservation. A panoramic view of the construction methods and materials employed emerges, ranging from the use of compacted earth and sturdy stone to wood and fired brick."Earth and Stone" transcends the physical dimensions of the Great Wall to unveil its symbolic and cultural significance. The Wall emerges not merely as a functional structure but also as a canvas for artistic expression. It bore witness to the imprints of poets, scholars, and warriors who etched their thoughts, poems, and calligraphy onto its surface. By delving into the interplay between cultural history and the Great Wall, this study brings to light its role as a muse for literature, a subject for visual arts, and a repository of folklore, adding layers of depth to its place in China's collective memory.The exploration also extends to the geopolitical realm, examining how the Great Wall influenced China's defense and diplomatic strategies. It elucidates instances where the Wall acted as a barrier against Mongol invasions and facilitated border control and trade management along the vast network of the Silk Road. This perspective unlocks an understanding of how the Wall's significance evolved over time-from a tool of military defense to a complex emblem shaping foreign relations and policy dynamics.Simultaneously, "Earth and Stone" evaluates the impact of the Great Wall on local communities, shedding light on the unsung heroes-the laborers-who brought this colossal project to life. Drawing from archaeological findings and historical records, the study reconstructs the lives of these laborers, soldiers, and ordinary civilians who inhabited and interacted with the Wall. This inquiry uncovers socio-economic intricacies, working conditions, and the socio-cultural dynamics that unfolded in the vicinity of the Wall, providing a window into the convergence of human endeavor, labor, and monumental construction.

An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art's connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being.

Il libro utilizza una distribuzione globale ed è adatto a tutti. Non vi sono riferimenti espliciti. L'autore è Rapisarda Carmine, l'editore è l'Associazione Culturale Grand Tour del XXI Secolo.

Nearly two decades in the making, The Warped Side of Our Universe marks the historic collaboration of Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne and award-winning artist Lia Halloran. It brings to vivid life the wonders and wildness of our universe's "Warped Side"-objects and phenomena made from warped space and time, from colliding black holes and collapsing wormholes to twisting space vortices and down-cascading time. Through poetic verse and otherworldly paintings, the authors explicate Thorne's and colleagues' astrophysical discoveries and speculations, with an epic narrative that asks: How did the universe begin? Can anything travel backwards in time? And what weird and marvellous phenomena inhabit the Warped Side? Featuring more than 100 paintings, including a soaring Stephen Hawking, this one-of-a-kind volume, with its multiple gatefolds, takes us on an Odyssean voyage into and through The Warped Side of Our Universe.

God's Ask is the story of what God is doing in the hearts of the people in Iraqi Kurdistan and beyond, despite the chaotic turmoiland profound changes that define the 21st century. The book dissects the everyday experience of an honest disciple on a foreign mission to carry out the instructions given by Jesus and their journey to self-discovery during the process. It tellshow effective and dedicated discipleship takes lasting commitment and sacrificial love.God's Ask allows readers to join the message bearers on a foreign field and realize that, like them, message bearers are just regular people with a heart to serve on an extraordinary adventure in Jesus' name.

Focusing on stunning paintings and engravings from around the world, 16 papers interrogate the driving forces behind global rock art research. Many of the motifs featured were created by indigenous hunter-gatherer groups; this book sheds new light on non-Western rituals and worldviews, many of which are threatened or on the point of extinction.

Stan Beckensall is renowned for his work, done on an entirely amateur basis, discovering, recording and interpreting Atlantic rock art in his home county of Northumberland and beyond. Presented on his 90th birthday, this diverse and stimulating collection of papers celebrates his crucial contribution to rock art studies, and looks to the future.

"This publication presents the archaeological evidence from two associated Minoan sites situated at Apesokari in the Mesara Plain of south-central Crete, Tholos Tomb A and the neighboring free-standing domestic complex on Vigla hill. It thoroughly reconstructs the natural and social landscape of this Cretan community from the late Prepalatial to the early Neopalatial periods through its interdisciplinary character; this includes photogrammetric two- and three-dimensional models of the architectural remains, viewshed analysis of both monuments and of the earlier Tholos Tomb B, as well as A-DNA and stable isotope analysis of the bones. The study of the burial dataset provides insights into the social construction of collective memory and identity by the burying social group, whereas the habitational deposits from the building on Vigla hill establish the longevity and function of the site as a node of the southern Mesara communication and exchange networks"--

Rock Art Research in the Digital Era covers the research presented at the 20th International Rock Art Congress (IFRAO) held in Darfo Boario Terme, Valcamonica (Italy), from 29 August - 2 September 2018. With a broad understanding of digital archaeology, a diverse range of specialists demonstrate how digital technologies can benefit the study of rock art in a variety of contexts. Digital methods and 3D modelling are significantly changing the field of rock art documentation and interpretation, with new approaches that allow us to make eroded rock art panels more visible, especially in cases where the human eye or a raking light is ineffective. Using numerous case studies, this book illustrates how cutting-edge methodologies are integrated within 3D modelling workflows, and how these can manage and disseminate the results to the public in an interactive way.

"Uto-Aztecan iconic practices are primarily conditioned by the consciousness of the snake as a death-dealing power, and as such, an animal that displays the deepest fears and anxieties of the individual. The attempt to study a snake simulacrum thus constitutes the basic objective of this volume. A long, all-embracing iconicity of snakes and related snake motifs are evident in different cultural expressions ranging from rock art templates to other cultural artifacts like basketry, pottery, temple architecture and sculptural motifs. Uto-Aztecan iconography demonstrates a symbolic memorial order of emotional valences, as well as the negotiations with death and a belief in rebirth, just as the skin shedding snake reptile manifests in its life cycle"--

Pictures from the Bronze Age are numerous, vivid and complex. There is no other prehistoric period that has produced such a wide range of images spanning from rock art to figurines to decoration on bronzes and gold. Fourteen papers, with a geographical coverage from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula, examine a wide range of topics reflecting the many forms and expressions of Bronze Age imagery encompassing important themes including religion, materiality, mobility, interaction, power and gender. Contributors explore specific elements of rock art in some detail such as the representation of the human form; images of manslaughter; and gender identities. The relationship between rock art imagery and its location on the one hand, and metalwork and networks of trade and exchange of both materials and ideas on the other, are considered. Modern and ancient perceptions of rock art are discussed, in particular the changing perceptions that have developed during almost 150 years of documented research. Picturing the Bronze Age is based on an international workshop with the same title held in Tanum, Sweden in October 2012.

'Lucid, poetic and fascinating' ALICE ROBERTS'Engaging, authoritative and full of fascinating stories of the past' RAY MEARS'A gentle, personal and very readable book' JULIA BLACKBURN AUTHOR OF TIME SONG'A triumph!' JAMES CANTON, AUTHOR OF THE OAK PAPERS'I loved this book' FRANCIS PRYOROn paths, roads, seas, in the air, and in space - there has never been so much human movement. In contrast we think of the past as static, 'frozen in time'. But archaeologists have in fact always found evidence for humanity's irrepressible restlessness. Now, latest developments in science and archaeology are transforming this evidence and overturning how we understand the past movement of humankind. In this book, archaeologist Jim Leary traces the past 3.5 million years to reveal how people have always been moving, how travel has historically been enforced (or prohibited) by people with power, and how our forebears showed incredible bravery and ingenuity to journey across continents and oceans. With Leary to show the way, you'll follow the footsteps of early hunter-gatherers preserved in mud, and tread ancient trackways hollowed by feet over time. Passing drovers, wayfarers and pilgrims, you'll see who got to move, and how people moved. And you'll go on long-distance journeys and migrations to see how movement has shaped our world.

Signalling and Performance: Ancient Rock Art in Britain and Ireland presents a state of the art survey of the ancient rock art of Britain and Ireland, bringing together new discoveries and new interpretations. Ancient rock art offers unique insights into the mindsets of its makers and the landscapes in which they lived. The making of rock art was not just an aesthetic practice, but an activity informed by deep social and cultural meanings held by its makers - meanings that they were compelled to express on rocks in Britain and Ireland, through mostly abstract images, for thousands of years. For a long time, ancient rock art remained a topic on the fringes of Archaeology. Since the 1960s, however, there has been sustained recording and research into ancient rock art. Increased publicity has evoked growing interest in British and Irish rock art, with professional and amateur archaeologists and the public, with the latter being responsible for many discoveries.0In 2007, Aron Mazel, George Nash and Clive Waddington published the first edited volume focusing on ancient British rock art, entitled Art as Metaphor. Since then, there have been a number of publications covering this topic. Building on the increased interest in rock art, this lavishly illustrated volume constructed of thirteen thought-provoking chapters and an Introduction will do much to further enhance of understanding of this fascinating and meaningful resource. It will further establish ancient British and Irish rock art as a significant archaeological assemblage worthy of attention and additional study --

This volume presents a collection of papers focusing on the dynamic relationship between rock art, movement and the surrounding landscape. The contributors offer a wide range of theoretical perspectives from broad geographical and chronological contexts, encompassing case studies from three continents, and spanning a timeline from the European Palaeolithic to the Colonial Period of South America. The diverse approaches and contexts converge over themes of movement, motion and mobility - all inherent to rock art and its production.