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Article: Handbook of Rock Art Research.
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- Archaeology in Oceania
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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Edited by David S. Whitley. Altamira Press, California, 2001. ISBN 0-7245-0256-2. Pp 863. USD99.95
David Whitley has produced a handbook of biblical proportions ambitiously aimed at summarising rock art research throughout the world at the end of the millennium. Whitley (pp.7-8) states that the contributions from twenty five participating authors `are intended to serve as basic references and guides to rock art research'. Equally ambitiously, the handbook is intended to appeal to a broad audience by providing practical advice and detailed regional rock art summaries for academic specialists, students and enthusiastic amateurs.
The book is divided into ...