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Britain's Oldest Art: The Ice Age cave art of Creswell Crags (English Heritage) Paperback – 31 Mar. 2009

by Paul G. Bahn (Author), Paul Pettitt (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

Britain’s first Ice Age cave art was discovered at Creswell Crags in 2003 by Paul Bahn, Paul Pettitt and Sergio Ripoll. The book starts with the discovery of the art, places the Ice Age archaeology of the crags in a national context, draws on continental parallels and details the scientific verification of the art. It concludes with a chapter on the national search for other examples of Ice Age cave art by the Cave Art Survey Team, commissioned by English Heritage.

Providing a final, definitive list of the motifs, each with a photograph, line drawing and full description, while setting the art into its archaeological and geological context., the book is intended to inform specialists, students and visitors to the caves.

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  1. Print length
    120 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Historic England
  4. Publication date
    31 Mar. 2009
  5. Dimensions
    21.91 x 0.84 x 27.64 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1848020252
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1848020252
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"A clever format, both monograph and souvenir." "authoritative, well-written, beautifully illustrated"

About the Author

Paul G. Bahn is a freelance writer, editor and translator of books on archaeology. His previous publications include Images of the Ice Age, Journey Through the Ice Age (1997), Mammoths (2007), The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art (CUP,1998) and Cave Art: A Guide to the Ice Age Decorated Caves of Europe (2007).

Paul Pettitt is Senior Lecturer in Palaeolithic Archaeology at the University of Sheffield.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Historic England (31 Mar. 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1848020252
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1848020252
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.91 x 0.84 x 27.64 cm
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    Paul Pettitt is Professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology at Durham University, specializing in the European Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. His research interests focus particularly on the origins of art and the development of treatment of the dead, and he has conducted fieldwork across Europe and further afield.

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Customers find the book informative and useful for academic purposes. They appreciate the high-quality images and illustrations, as well as the readable text on Creswell Crags rock art.

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Customers find the book informative and useful for academic purposes. It provides interesting analysis and insights into rock art at Crags and Altamira sites. They find it a great introduction to these important sites.

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"A very readable text on Creswell Crags rock art, academic and informative. Includes papers on dating techniques and geology. Highly recommended" Read more

"Great introduction or souvenir to a memorable and important site..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the high-quality images and glossy pages throughout the book. They also find the illustrations written by an expert in the field thorough and readable.

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  • V. Joyce
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction or souvenir to a memorable and important site
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2019
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    Very thorough and readable with excellent illustrations written by the expert in the field.
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  • Ejt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Useful academic resource
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2013
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    An extremely well written and organised resource for those truly interested in the subject. High quality images and glossy pages throughout!
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  • Ian Ellis Chandler
    4.0 out of 5 stars Art that jumps the cracks
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2009
    How to jump across 12000 years in a few pages? Todays history of discovery is told clearly and placed in a context of other cave art finds.. There is enough speculation by the authors to provide intelligent thoughts regarding the actual images depiction and as to what they might be. It is well illustrated with both photographs and line drawings, neither of which can ever reproduce the actual vivacity of the original, but they are the next best thing. They show that art has not really developed, can it ever?, since the time of these engravings. We have jumped, but only back to where we were.
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  • John Hine
    5.0 out of 5 stars A little tells a lot
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2013
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    The actual art is not so impressive - no Lascaux or Altamira here - but the implications of its very existence are fascinating. Having attended two of Dr Paul Bahn's day courses at Oxford I was keen to get this book - and was not disappointed.
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  • michael harrison
    3.0 out of 5 stars The above
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2019
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    Illustrations not very very clear.
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  • Andrew J. S. Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2017
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    Exactly as I expected, fine photos, interesting analysis
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  • ruth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Art
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2012
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    A very readable text on Creswell Crags rock art, academic and informative. Includes papers on dating techniques and geology. Highly recommended
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A reliable service is what is most important to me.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2019
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    This item arrived early and was exactly as expected. A good retail experience.
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  • Diwiyana
    5.0 out of 5 stars British Cave Art
    Reviewed in the United States on 6 September 2012
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    This oversized paperback book contains excellent photographs of sparse but intriguing Paleolithic cave art of Creswell Crags, as might be expected from the title. It also provides a good summary of research on the archeology of the period in that part of Britain which allows to reader to gain a better perspective on the people who created that art. Although there are no lovely polychrome paintings such as found at Lascaux in France or Altamira in Spain, the few engravings from Britain are just as significant in their own way, so it gratifying to find a book devoted to them. Some comparisons are also made to Paleolithic artwork of the continent.
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  • Joanne
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 August 2020
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    I love all of Pail Bahn’s books. Clearly written regardless if you are an Archaeologist or not.
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  • Mercury International Productions
    2.0 out of 5 stars Not many Pictures!
    Reviewed in the United States on 22 October 2013
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    I bought this to visit the site without having to buy a plane ticket to get there. I read a lot of info, but didn't see much in the way of images. I am very disappointed.
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