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| ISBN | 9789994576845 |
| Format | PaperBack |
| Language | English |
| Year of Publication | 2023 |
| Bib. Info | 227pp., map, b/w & colour illus. |
| Categories | Anthropology/Archaeology |
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People interested in rock art often ask the same three questions: How old is it? Who created it? What was its purpose? Archaeologist Peter Breunig investigated the rock art of AiAiba (Anibib farm) in the Erongo Mountains, one of the richest rock art areas of Namibia. In Painted Stories, to which archaeologist Dr. Gabriele Franke contributed to, he closely examines those rock paintings, using them as an example of the prehistoric treasure trove which can tell us about the world view of Namibia’s ancient hunter-gatherers. While renowned archaeologist Henri Breuil counted 344 paintings in the mid-20th century, Peter Breunig, using modern digital methods, makes the invisible visible and recorded 4,914 paintings in 208 sites, 14 times the number known in Breuil’s day.