Recently added articles from Rock Art Research:
Hand prints, footprints and the imprints of evolution.(Report)
May 01, 2008; ... 1. THE HAND Hand's neurophysiology In his book, The hand. How its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture, Frank R. Wilson explored the anthropological origins of the hand and studied its biomechanical, physiological and developmental aspects. Wilson ...
Cupules.(petroglyphs and anthropological research)(Report)
May 01, 2008; ... Introduction Fifteen years ago I introduced the term 'cupule' into the archaeological vernacular of Australia, describing briefly some aspects of the phenomenon (Bednarik 1993a). It was a new term only for Australian archaeologists; it had been in use in specific parts of the ...
Symbolism in the rock art of Saudi Arabia: hand and footprints.(Report)
May 01, 2008; ... Introduction Saudi Arabian rock art has not yet fully come to the eyes of the world. Its great variety and complexity, as well as elements common to the world's other countries, make it part of the universal cultural heritage. Images of hands and footprints are found ...
Apropos 'association'.(RAR DEBATE)(Critical essay)
May 01, 2008; ... Further comments on THE STORY OF THE ARABIAN ROCK ART: A THAMUDIC 'INFORMANT' by Ahmed Achrati, RAR 23: 153-164. The question of a possible 'association' between Libyco-Berber inscriptions and juxtaposed iconic representations has been a matter of debate for years. Aghali-Zakara ...
From co-occurrence to association.(Mohammed Aghali-Zakara's work on rock art)(Critical essay)
May 01, 2008; ... Werner Pichler is quite right in rising against hasty generalisations asserting that there could never be any relation between Libyco-Berber inscriptions and Saharan zoomorphic or anthropomorphous representations (Aghali-Zakara 2003). The conclusions of Mohammed Aghali-Zakara are indeed ...