Journey Through the Ice Age - Hardcover

Bahn, Paul G. & Vertut, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297835882 ISBN 13: 9780297835882

Publisher: University of California Press, 1997

Synopsis

This edition builds on its predecessor, but contains twice as many photographs, updated text making use of recent analytical techniques in archaeology, and new chapters on the Russian caves and recent discoveries from China, Australia and Brazil, as well as in Europe.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Bahn is a writer, translator, and broadcaster specializing in archaeology. He lives in Hull, England. The late Jean Vertut was the foremost photographer of European cave art. A pioneer of new techniques for recording difficult images, he was also the last person given access to many of the caves featured in this book.

From Library Journal:

This publication updates Images of the Ice Age (Facts on File, 1988) with new discoveries and illustrations. The reproduction of the photographs is greatly improved over the first edition. As with similar popular books on ice age art (for example, The Cave Beneath the Sea: Paleolithic Images at Cosquer, Abrams, 1996), the strength is photographs taken by Vertut. This work is too detailed for general readers, though it is very readable overall, covering many aspects of various art forms, their creation and meaning, dating techniques and results, forgeries, and their history and discovery. The text reflects Bahn's experience with compiling popular and reference works on archaeology. As it is very up-to-date, informative, and beautifully produced, including a scholarly bibliography, it is recommended for art lovers, archaeology fans, and libraries with collections of any size in art, archaeology, and anthropology.?Joyce L. Ogburn, Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, Va.
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About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0297835882
• ISBN 13: 9780297835882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240