The Great Civilisations of the ancient Sahara

Introduction; The biological evolution of Homo and the gradual appearance of different cultural forms; The aesthetic function; The emergence of "art" as a stage of fundamental importance in the cultural evolution of Homo; Prehistoric art as awareness of the environment, the "real" andthe "non-real"; Prehistoric art in the Sahara: difficulties of interpretation; Research activity in the Tadrat Acacus; Research activity in the Amsak Settafet; Style and technique; The earliest anthropomorphic engravings; History and prehistory of the Sahara: neolithisation and anthropomorphism: the Round Head Period; The sacred nature of shelters; "Kettles"; Pairs of holes; Chronology; Notes to the illustrations; Glossary; Bibliography.
"L'ERMA" di BRETSCHNEIDER