Recommended books and publications related to Rock Art, Cave Paintings, Ice Age Art, Prehistoric Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Human Migration, Evolution and Sciences. Further recommended reading publications can be found in the Further Reading section.
A haunting mystery surrounds the magnificent Ice Age art that is found mainly in the caves of Western Europe. In this substantial new study, scholar Barbara Alpert approaches this art using information from psychology and discoveries in neuroscience. read more
Ekkehart Malotki's comprehensive book on the rock art of Arizona. Thanks to his superb text and photographs, readers will be amazed at what is undoubtedly one of the most impressive collections of rock art paintings and engravings in the world. read more
Jean Clottes renowned expert on prehistoric rock art, explores the origins of rock art and creativity, taking the reader on a guided tour of 85 rock art caves, revealing the extraordinary beauty of the cave paintings and Palaeolithic Cave Art. read more
With a systhesis of new genetic, archaeological and climatic evidence, Stephen Oppenheimer challenges the orthodoxy by arguing that all modern non-Africans can be shown to have sprung from a single exodus some 85,000 years ago. read more
The Drowned Continent of Southeast Asia. The Flood drowned for ever the huge continetal shelf of Southeast Asia, and caused a population dispersal which fertilized the cultures of China, India, Mesopotamia, Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, thus creating the first civilizations. read more
Steven Mithen brings this world to life through the eyes of an imaginery modern traveller - John Lubbock, namesake of the great Victorian polymath and author of 'Prehistoric Times'. With Lubbock, readers visit and observe communities and landscapes, experiencing prehistoric life. read more
The discovery of the Chauvet Cave in December 1994 by speleologists Jean-Marie Chauvet, Eliette Brunel and Christian Hillaire was a remarkable event. The incredible age of the paintings, dating back 35,000 years, and the exceptionally high quality have been the source of worldwide admiration. read more
Director of Research for the Chauvet Cave research project, Jean Clottes provides a detailed, color illustrated account of work at the site, located in France's Ardeche region. Chapters address the research project, the cave in its setting, the floors and incursions into the cave by animals & people. read more
At the end of the last Ice Age artists throughout Africa produced stunning work that survives to this day. In African Rock Art: Paintings and Engravings on Stone, Alec Campbell and David Coulson survey the genre with more than 200 color photos and 178 drawings. read more
The giant stone statues of Easter Island have brought the island reknown and have fascinated generations of travelers, scholars, and armchair adventurers. Less monumental but just as spectacular is the rock art of this remote island, presnted here in 'The Rock Art of Easter Island'. read more
First recorded by Joseph Bradshaw in 1891 when he was lost on an Kimberley expedition, the Bradshaw Paintings of North-west Australia are incredibly sophisticated. 'Bradshaws - Ancient Rock Paintings of North-West Australia' aims to solve one of the art world's greatest mysteries. read more
For the last 30 years, Lewis-Williams has written books and articles about rock art produced by the San (Bushmen) of South Africa and the Cro-Magnon of Upper Paleolithic Europe. This book mainly focuses on wall and ceiling art in French and Spanish caves read more
David Lewis-Williams's Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos, and the Realm of the Gods. An exploration of how brain structure and cultural content interacted in the Neolithic period 10,000 years ago to produce unique life patterns and belief systems. read more
