Rock art of Sahara and North Africa: Thematic study

Denyer, Susan, Salih, Abdellah, Soler Subils, Joaquim, Dupuy, Christian, Coulson, David, Simonis, Roberta, Scarpa Falce, Adriana, Calati, Donatella, van Albada, Axel, van Albada, Anne-Michelle, Gauthier, Yves and Clottes, Jean (2007) Rock art of Sahara and North Africa: Thematic study. Documentation. ICOMOS, Paris, France, 148p. ICOMOS Thematic studies, Rock Art. [Book]

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Abstract (in English)

ICOMOS’s series of Regional Thematic Studies on Rock Art, of which Rock Art of Latin America and the Caribbean was the first and this study on Rock Art of the Sahara and North Africa is the second, will amass data on regional characteristics in order to begin to link more strongly rock art images to social and economic circumstances, and strong regional or local traits, particularly religious or cultural traditions and beliefs. Rock art needs to be anchored as far as possible in a geo-cultural context. Its images may be outstanding from an aesthetic point of view: more often their full significance is related to their links with the societies that produced them, and the meanings with which they were imbued. In order to understand these links, further research may be needed on the context of rock art. It is hope that these thematic studies will help identify where further support is needed. This volume on the Sahara and North Africa will be followed in due course by further volumes on other regions in Africa, and other parts of the world, in order to encompass the full richness of this extensive and vulnerable heritage, and to identify sites that appear to have the potential to demonstrate outstanding universal value.

La série d’études thématiques régionales de l’art rupestre préparée par l’ICOMOS, dont la première porte sur la région Amérique latine et Caraïbes et la seconde sur la région du Sahara et de l’Afrique du Nord, accumuleront des données sur des caractéristiques régionales de manière à préciser les liens qui existent entre les images de l’art rupestre, les conditions sociales et économiques et les caractéristiques régionales ou locales marquées, en particulier les croyances et les traditions religieuses et culturelles. L’art rupestre doit être replacé autant que possible dans son contexte géoculturel. Les images sont parfois exceptionnelles par leur caractère esthétique ; plus souvent, leur valeur est liée aux sociétés qui les ont produites et aux significations dont elles sont imprégnées. Pour comprendre ce rapport, des recherches approfondies de leur contexte peuvent s’avérer nécessaires. Il est à espérer que les études thématiques contribueront à identifier les sites où ces recherches seront utiles. Ce volume sur le Sahara et l’Afrique du Nord sera suivi en temps voulu par d’autres volumes portant sur le reste de l’Afrique, ainsi que d’autres parties du monde, dans le but d’englober la pleine richesse de cet étendu et vulnérable patrimoine, et d’identifier les sites apparaissant comme ayant le potentiel pour démontrer une valeur universelle exceptionnelle.

Item Type:	Book (Documentation)
Authors:	Authors Email Denyer, Susan UNSPECIFIED Salih, Abdellah UNSPECIFIED Soler Subils, Joaquim UNSPECIFIED Dupuy, Christian UNSPECIFIED Coulson, David UNSPECIFIED Simonis, Roberta UNSPECIFIED Scarpa Falce, Adriana UNSPECIFIED Calati, Donatella UNSPECIFIED van Albada, Axel UNSPECIFIED van Albada, Anne-Michelle UNSPECIFIED Gauthier, Yves UNSPECIFIED Clottes, Jean UNSPECIFIED
Editors:	Editors Email Clottes, Jean UNSPECIFIED Denyer, Susan UNSPECIFIED Durighello, Regina UNSPECIFIED Titren, Julien UNSPECIFIED
Corporate Authors:	ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Rock Art
Languages:	English, French
Keywords:	rock art; rock art sites; prehistoric sites; inventories; documentation; rock paintings; rock engravings; pictographs; rocks; deserts; caves; archaeological heritage; archaeological dating; archaeological interpretation; human settlements; typological analysis; stylistic analysis; chronology; animals; bibliographies; conservation of archaeological sites; protection of archaeological sites; damage; legal protection; management of archaeological sites; Morocco; Mauritania; Western Sahara; Algeria; Tunisia; Mali; Niger; Chad; Libya; Egypt; Sudan
Subjects:	B. ARCHAEOLOGY > 05. Archaeological research B. ARCHAEOLOGY > 09. Prehistoric art B. ARCHAEOLOGY > 10. Prehistoric site B. ARCHAEOLOGY > 11. Rock art B. ARCHAEOLOGY > 12. Rock art site B. ARCHAEOLOGY > 13. Rock engraving B. ARCHAEOLOGY > 14. Rock painting H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 03. Archaeological sites H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 22. Rock art P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 02. Africa
National Committee:	ICOMOS International
International Scientific Committee:	Rock Art
ICOMOS Special Collection:	ICOMOS Thematic studies
ICOMOS Special Collection Volume:	Rock Art
Number of Pages:	148
Depositing User:	ICOMOS DocCentre
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2023 16:31
Last Modified:	30 Aug 2023 13:16
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/2810

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