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But is it Art ? I was surprised , when first reading about European later prehistoric
rock - engravings , to be told by good authority that the artificial carvings on
natural rock surfaces , in Scandinavia and the Alps , with which I mostly work are
" not ...
But is it Art ? I was surprised , when first reading about European later prehistoric
rock - engravings , to be told by good authority that the artificial carvings on
natural rock surfaces , in Scandinavia and the Alps , with which I mostly work are
" not ...
Page 148
A Working Definition of Prehistoric Art Figure 1 is a very small but representative
sample of what someone foolish enough to work on Alpine rock - art has to deal
with . The figures all belong together . They were all made by the same technique
...
A Working Definition of Prehistoric Art Figure 1 is a very small but representative
sample of what someone foolish enough to work on Alpine rock - art has to deal
with . The figures all belong together . They were all made by the same technique
...
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Hyenstrand has in a study of rock carvings and Bronze Age society in Uppland (
Kjellen and Hyenstrand 1977 ) dealt with the rock carvings as related to dwelling
sites and graves as one spatial component of the Bronze Age landscape .
Hyenstrand has in a study of rock carvings and Bronze Age society in Uppland (
Kjellen and Hyenstrand 1977 ) dealt with the rock carvings as related to dwelling
sites and graves as one spatial component of the Bronze Age landscape .
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