Anne-Sophie Hygen

This volume contains cutting edge contributions that consider new approaches to three areas: the documentation of rock art; its interpretation using indigenous knowledge; and the presentation of rock art. Working with Rock Art is the first edited volume to consider each of these areas in a theoretical rather than a technical fashion, and it therefore makes a significant contribution to the discipline. The volume aims to promote the sharing of new experiences between leading researchers in the field. While the geographic focus is truly global, there is a dominant north-south axis with strong representation from researchers in southern Africa and northern Europe, two leading centres for new approaches in rock art research. Working with Rock Art opens up a long overdue dialogue about shared experiences between these two centres, and a number of the chapters are the first published results of new collaborative research. Since this volume covers the recording, interpretation and presentation of rock art, it will attract a wide audience of researchers, heritage managers and students, as well as anyone interested in the field of rock art studies.

Das Buch Felsbilder im Grenzgebiet ist das erste seiner Art, das diese Felsbilder von einem gemeinsamen Ausgangspunkt aus beschreibt. Es ist das Ergebnis einer Zusammenarbeit zwischen den beiden Ländern. In leicht verständlicher Sprache wird aktuelle und herkömmliche Forschung über die Felsbilder und die zugrundeliegende Kultur dargestellt. Ein grosser Teil des Inhalts besteht aus neuen und nie früher eröffentlichten Photographien.