Rock Art and the Prehistory of Atlantic Europe: Signing the Land is an archaeological book authored by the English academic Richard Bradley of the University of Reading. It was first published by Routledge in 1997.
 The first English-language edition of the book, featuring a reconstruction of the rock art at Roughting Linn. | |
| Author | Richard Bradley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Archaeology |
| Publisher | Routledge |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 238 |
| ISBN | 978-0415165365 |
Taking Atlantic Europe as its area of focus, Bradley's book deals with Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art in the British Isles and in Galicia.
Synopsis
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Bradley's first chapter provides a brief introduction to the topic.[1] Chapter two introduces the prehistory of Atlantic Europe, exploring ideas regarding societal connections between Galicia and various parts of the British Isles where rock art is found.[2] The third chapter goes into greater depth into Atlantic rock art, discussing various scholars' views on the connection between the petroglyphs of different regions.[3]
Reviews
editCaroline Malone of Queen's University, Belfast reviewed Bradley's tome for Antiquity alongside his later publication, The Significance of Monuments.[4]
See also
editReferences
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Bradley 1997, pp. 3–16.
- ^ Bradley 1997, pp. 17–32.
- ^ Bradley 1997, pp. 33–48.
- ^ Malone, Caroline (1999). "Landscape: gleaning the meaning". Antiquity. 73 (280): 460–462. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00088426. S2CID 246045416.
Bibliography
edit- Bradley, Richard (1997). Rock Art and the Prehistory of Atlantic Europe. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-16536-5.
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