Archaeology: Rock Art



Archaeology > Rock Art

Art History > Rock Art

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RockArtNet
 A wonderful collection of online resources, including Links; Web Board; TRACCE; Mail List; Books and much more.

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Online Publications
42Gr532....A Rock Art E-'Zine
"A bi-monthly journal about prehistoric Rock Art. Although concerned primarily with the Barrier Canyon Style and Rock Art of the Colorado Plateau, all styles are considered. Emphasis on interpretation."

TRACCE

Egypt
Desert Boats - (dead link)
Mainly predynastic boat petroglyphs. These boat carvings are located in an arc between Qena and Edfu and run down near the Nile to Aswan. Most lie at least 30 miles east of the Nile and 60 miles from the Red Sea.
By Francis Lankester

Europe
EuRockArt
European Rockart Email List

Stone Pages: A Guide to European Megaliths - (dead link)
"Stone circles, dolmens, standing stones, cairns, barrows and hillforts: ...online guide to European megaliths and other archaeological sites."
Maintained by Paola Arosio & Diego Meozzi

Museums, Archaeological Sites and Monuments of Greece - (dead link)
Links to over 1000 sites
Hellenic Ministry of Culture

Italy
Bessa Park (English, Italian, and French)
2nd century B.C. Roman Gold Mine - Protohistoric Rock Art
Sections include: Access Info ; Geology ; History ; Rock Art ; Roman Mine ; Archeo Map ; Bibliography ; Images.

Valcamonica Rock Art
Prehistoric Petroglyphs in the Alps
Contains a lot of general information on Rock Art but as a Geocities site you have to deal with pop-up ads.

Rock Art in Valtellina

United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland
Celtic Inscribed Stones Project (CISP)
"CISP's purpose is to undertake a collaborative, interdisciplinary study of Medieval Celtic inscriptions. One of its main objectives is the compilation of an accessible, comprehensive and authoritative database of all known inscriptions."
University College London

MegArt - (dead link)
Megalithic Art - Brittany

North America
Eastern States Rock Art Research Association
 "The ESRARA site highlights information on these important issues, plus it adds many links related to eastern rock art which can be quite difficult to find on popularity-based search engines."

Minnesota State University, Mankato - EMuseum - Archaeology Exhibits - (dead link)
Sections include: General Archaeology ; Artifacts ; Dating Techniques ; Fieldwork ; MinnArch Bib ; Prehistoric Technology ; Sites ; Underwater Archaeology ; Visual Archaeology ; Rock Art ; World Museums.

Native American Archaeology & Anthropology Resources on the Internet
An extensive collection of links, especially for Rock Art sites

Shamanism and Rock Art in Minnesota
Brief introduction and a collection of links
Kevin L. Callahan, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Minnesota

Upper Midwest Rock Art Research Association - (dead link)
A very useful association page with links to images and articles.

Southwest
Anasazi Heritage Center
The Web page includes images of some artifacts, listing of sites to visit as well as a survey of the region and its diverse history and culture.

Anthropology and Archaeology Pages
Sections include: Paleoanthropology ; Linguistics ; Archaeogeodesy ; Archaeology: The Andes, Mesoamerica, The Southwest, Rock Art.
Essays by James Q. Jacobs

Archaeological Sites of the Southwest
"This is a catalog of prehistoric archaeological sites in the "Four-Corners" states (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico) of the American Southwest that are on public land and are legally open to visitation."

Hohokam Rock Art
Desert Farmers at the Rivers Edge

Palatki - 6000 Years of Arizona Rock Art - (dead link)

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