Andrew Meirion Jones: 4 books
The Archaeology of Art
Materials, Practices, Affects
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
How can archaeologists interpret ancient art and images if they do not treat them as symbols or signifiers of identity?
Traditional approaches to the archaeology of art have borrowed from the history of art and the anthropology of art by focusing on iconography, meaning, communication and identity....
by Andrew Cochrane, Andrew Meirion Jones
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2012
Prehistoric imagery is enigmatic and has been largely overlooked by archaeologists; it is only in the last two decades that it has garnered serious academic attention. This volume addresses this lacuna and discusses visual expression across Neolithic Europe. The papers in this volume result from a...
Changing Pictures
Rock Art Traditions and Visions in the Northernmost Europe
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2010
This volume derives from a workshop held at the University of Kalmar (now Linnaeus University), Sweden between the 20-24 of October 2008. The aim of this gathering was to provide a forum for rock art researchers from different parts of northern Europe to discuss traditional as well as current interpretative...
Image, Memory and Monumentality
Archaeological Engagements with the Material World
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
Leading scholars in these 29 commissioned papers in honour of Richard Bradley discuss key themes in prehistoric archaeology that have defined his career, such as monumentality, memory, rock art, landscape, material worlds and field practice. The scope is broad, covering both Britain and Europe, and...