Journeys through time
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Websites
Art History Resources: Prehistoric Art
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHprehistoric.html
A site with dozens of links covering prehistoric sites in many countries.
Stone Pages
www.stonepages.com/
A very personal site run by an Italian couple with a passion for ancient
stones. They have provided a comprehensive and beautifully designed guide
to megaliths and other ancient sites in Europe, with many good links.
Showcaves of the World
www.showcaves.com/
Plenty of information about caves with Palaeolithic art, with details
of location and access for visitors.
Books
Beyond Civilization: Humanity's next great adventure by Daniel
Quinn (Three Rivers Press, 2000) £9.99. Available only from online
booksellers.
Quinn, who featured in Secrets of the Stone Age, argues that civilisation
is an idea whose time has past. If humanity is to survive, we must move
beyond civilisation, not back to the tribal cultures that sustained our
species for millions of years, but forward to a new tribal way of life
that is right for our age.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art edited by
Paul Bahn
(Cambridge University Press, 1997) £25
A detailed account of how the world of scholarship became aware of the
existence of prehistoric art. Includes early drawings by explorers and
surveyors from the 1600s onwards to create a pictorial as well as a discursive
resource.
Journey through the Ice Age by Paul Bahn (Seven Dials, 1999) £14.99
The author, using modern analytical techniques to examine archaeological
sites, describes their varied backgrounds, enigmas and mysteries. Features
photographs of many caves that have been closed to protect their fragile
environment.
Lost Civilisations of the Stone Age by Richard Rudgley (Arrow,
1999) £8.99
Presents Stone-Age civilisation as far more sophisticated than previously
believed in terms of its technology, mathematics, medicine, communications
and art.
Places in Time: Exploring prehistoric Europe by Christopher Scarre
(Oxford University Press, 1999) £25
Offers a broad chronological survey of European prehistory from the earliest
settlements to the coming of the Romans. Each of the 15 chapters focuses
on one significant archaeological site, evoking a sense of place and explaining
in detail the significance of the remains, whether of everyday life or
of distant rituals and beliefs.
Secrets of the Stone Age by Richard Rudgley (Century, 2000) £18.99
In the books of the series, the popular view of Stone-Age Man as primitive
is shattered as the author reveals the myriad accomplishments made before
the dawn of history.
