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The Enigmatic World of Ancient Graffiti: Rock Art in Chukotka. The Chaunskaya Region, Russia
Margarita Kir’yak
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Description for The Enigmatic World of Ancient Graffiti: Rock Art in Chukotka. The Chaunskaya Region, Russia
Paperback. This monograph is devoted to small forms of engraving on stone. It summarises the archaeological material obtained during the course of excavations at the Rauchuvagytgyn I site in northern Cukotka (dated to 2500 years ago). The book analyses the content and semantics of the pictorial resources and ethnic identification is made. Translator(s): Bland, Richard L. Num Pages: 166 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white with 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
This monograph is devoted to small forms of engraving on stone. It summarizes the archaeological material obtained during the course of excavations at the Rauchuvagytgyn I site (dated to 2500 years ago) in northern Chukotka. The book analyzes the content and semantics of the pictorial resources, and ethnic identification is made. The interpretive part of the study raises issues of an ideological character and brings one closer to the inaccessible realm of ideas and concepts of the ancients. This well-illustrated book is directed primarily toward archaeologists, ethnographers, historians, and fine art experts but will also be of interest to a ... Read more
This monograph is devoted to small forms of engraving on stone. It summarizes the archaeological material obtained during the course of excavations at the Rauchuvagytgyn I site (dated to 2500 years ago) in northern Chukotka. The book analyzes the content and semantics of the pictorial resources, and ethnic identification is made. The interpretive part of the study raises issues of an ideological character and brings one closer to the inaccessible realm of ideas and concepts of the ancients. This well-illustrated book is directed primarily toward archaeologists, ethnographers, historians, and fine art experts but will also be of interest to a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
443g
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784911881
SKU
V9781784911881
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Ref
99-2
About Margarita Kir’yak
Dr Margarita Kiry’ak is one of the foremost archaeologists of far Northeast Asia (Chukotka). She has been conducting archaeological research in Chukotka for more than 30 years, during which time she has published four books in Russia, Great Britain, and the U.S., and 115 scholarly articles in Russia, the U.S., Italy, and Korea.
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