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Emerging trends in rock-art research: hunter–gatherer culture, land and landscape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mairi Ross
Mairi Ross*
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5123 South Winchester Trail, Camp Verde AZ 86322, USA, [email protected]
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Abstract

Where is rock-art study heading? The author analyses the current trends and proposes a landscape-based, gender-sensitive approach for future work.

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landscaperock artshamanismtrendsgender
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Antiquity , Volume 75 , Issue 289 , September 2001 , pp. 543 - 548
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2001

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