Description
Book SynopsisStarting with the Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria, this work analysis the eiconography of Saharan rock art. It examines the various strands of evidence - icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes - and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art.
Trade ReviewHoll's book opens up Saharan art to the Anglophone world, and we can anticipate much greater debate on its interpretation, and perhaps engagement with the ethnographic record. * Journal Of African Archaeology *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword by Joseph O. Vogel Chapter 2 Preface: Iheren: The Area and the Site Chapter 3 1. A New Approach to Saharan Rock Art Chapter 4 2. Composition I Chapter 5 3. Composition II Chapter 6 4. Composition III Chapter 7 5. Composition IV Chapter 8 6. Composition V: The Finale Chapter 9 7. Composition VI Chapter 10 8. The Allegory of Iheren Chapter 11 References Chapter 12 Index
