Preface and Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction 1: The Discovery of Ice Age Art 2: The Oldest 'Art' in the World 3: A Worldwide Phenomenon 4: Making a Record 5: How Old is the Art? 6: Fakes and Forgeries 7: Portable Art 8: Blocks, Rock-Shelters, and Caves 9: Art in the Open Air 10: What Was Depicted? 11: Reading the Messages 12: Conclusion Notes References Index
Paul G. Bahn is a leading writer, lecturer, translator, and broadcaster in the field of archaeology. In 2003, he led the team that discovered the first Ice Age cave art in England, at Creswell Crags in Nottinghamshire. He has been freelance since the mid-80s and regularly leads lecture tours to, among other places, the famous decorated caves of Europe.
`This monumental, superbly illustrated tome does not shrink from controversy' Lawrence Guy Straus
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