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The Anatomy of Deep Time: Rock Art and Landscape in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Anatomy of Deep Time: Rock Art and Landscape in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Esther Jacobson-Tepfer
SeriesElements in Environmental Humanities
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 150,Width 230
Category/GenrePre-history
Literary theory
Asian and Middle Eastern history
Prehistoric archaeology
ISBN/Barcode 9781108790086
ClassificationsDewey:709.0113
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 50 Halftones, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 12 March 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Petroglyphic rock art in three valleys of Mongolia's Altai Mountains reveals the anatomy of deep time at the boundary between Central and North Asia. Inscribed over a period of twelve millennia, its subject matter, styles, and manner of execution reflect the constraints of changing geology, climate, and vegetation. These valleys were created and shaped by ancient glaciers. Analysis of their physical environment, projected from the deep past to the present, begins to explain the rhythm of cultural manifestations: where rock art appears, when it disappears, and why. The material and this remote arena offer an ideal laboratory to study the intersection of prehistoric culture and paleoenvironment.