Working with rock art: Recording, presenting and understanding rock art using indigenous knowledge (Rock Art Research Institute Monograph) - Tapa blanda

This volume contains cutting edge contributions that consider new approaches to three areas: the documentation of rock art; its interpretation using indigenous knowledge; and the presentation of rock art. Working with Rock Art is the first edited volume to consider each of these areas in a theoretical rather than a technical fashion, and it therefore makes a significant contribution to the discipline. The volume aims to promote the sharing of new experiences between leading researchers in the field. While the geographic focus is truly global, there is a dominant north-south axis with strong representation from researchers in southern Africa and northern Europe, two leading centres for new approaches in rock art research. Working with Rock Art opens up a long overdue dialogue about shared experiences between these two centres, and a number of the chapters are the first published results of new collaborative research. Since this volume covers the recording, interpretation and presentation of rock art, it will attract a wide audience of researchers, heritage managers and students, as well as anyone interested in the field of rock art studies.

Benjamin W. Smith is Director of the Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is President of the Pan African Archaeological Association and Research Editor of the South African Archaeological Bulletin. His research interests include the herder and farmer rock arts of Africa, the Batwa (Pygmy) rock art of central Africa, theory and method in rock art studies and the role of rock art in modern society. Knut Helskog is Professor of Archaeology at Troms University Museum, University of Tromso, Norway. His responsibilities include the management of the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Act, salvage archaeology, archives, collections, museum exhibitions, popularisation and research. His research interests are oriented towards hunter-fisher-gatherer populations in northern Fennoscandia with a special focus on the interpretation of rock art. David Morris is Head of Archaeology at the McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa. His work involves collections management, museum display, public archaeological site management and contract archaeology. His research focus is the archaeology of South African hunter-gatherers and herders with a particular focus on rock art.