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Rock Art and Archaeological Context: The Case of the Tadrart Acacus (Libya)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

Barbara E. Barich
Barbara E. Barich*
Affiliation:
Department of Historical Sciences, University of Rome‘La Sapienza’
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Abstract

It is proposed that the problem of the relationships between prehistoric art and archaeological context should not be based upon specific examples, but rather upon a global consideration of the stratigraphic sequence known for any given area. This paper addresses this general problem, using the particular data provided by research in the Tadrart Acacus (Libya). The methods used in the field work and the sequence of occupation reconstructed for the entire region are presented. As a specific example, the site of Uan Muhuggiag in the Wadi Teshuinat is discussed. As a result of its deep stratigraphy it is possible to establish precise connections between different artistic ‘styles’ and particular cultural horizons.

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Research Article
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Libyan Studies , Volume 21 , 1990 , pp. 1 - 8
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 1990

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Footnotes

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Paper presented at the Conference: ‘Arte Preistorica del Sahara’, Florence 5–9th May 1986.

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