Rock-Art on the Radio, and free talks in Cambridge this Saturday
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The Drawings on the Wall, Rock Art on the Radio. Over a series of five programmes, archaeologist Dr George Nash of Bristol University visits five rock art sites in England, Wales, Ireland, Portugal and Italy, to attempt to unravel the real, hidden meaning of rock art. Started on Sunday 3 February, 14.45 - 15.00 on BBC Radio 4 (and available to listen again for a week after transmission)
Who creates rock art, and why? Can our present day graffiti artists provide some clues?
Join George Nash on for the first episode of The Drawings on the Wall on 3 February as he investigates the mysterious Legless Ladies of Creswell Crags.
The second episode on 10 February involves the the prehistoric tribal rock carvings under threat of being lost under the waters of a proposed reservoir in the Coa Valley, Portugal.
On 17 February George Nash visits Ireland to see a very early example of graffiti at the Four Knocks Burial Chamber.
Italian archaeologists show George Nash round the biggest rock art area in Europe. There are an astonishing 300,000 prehistoric carvings within commuting distance of Milan. Join them on 24 February.
And George's travels end on 2 March at Barclodiady-Gawres Neolithic burial chamber in Anglesey, to see the rock carvings accidentally discovered in 2004 by students. [Hmmm, see comment below - MegP Ed]
For more detail on each programme visit the BBC website
Rock-Art of the World - The World of Rock-Art - An afternoon of wonders
Rock-art is phenomena that crosses time, places, social classes,gender and even age groups. For some, it represents the essence of
being Human and is at the roots of what we call human thinking. Rock-
art is, above all, a truly universal heritage, present on all
continents, in almost all countries and among almost all human
groups. With this series of very short talks, we invite you to take
part in a voyage through time and space—from Siberia to Australia.
Climbing mountains in the Alps, searching for rocks in Britain,
following rivers in Portugal, walking in the Kaatinga of the Nordeste
of Brazil, or crossing the vastness of South Africa.
Saturday, 9th February 2008
- 2:30pm – "In Search of the ‘Oldest Religion’ - the Rock Art of
the North, from Norway to Russia", Dr. Liliana Janik, Dept.
Archaeology, Cambridge University.
- 2:45pm – “Art as a Metaphor - the Prehistoric Rock-Art of
Britain”, Dr. George Nash, Bristol University.
- 3:00pm – “On the Rocks – Prehistoric Art in Portugal”, Mila
Simões de Abreu, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge University.
- 3:15pm – “Etched in Time – Rock-Art of Valcamonica”, Ludwig
Jaffe, Footsteps of Man Archaeological Cooperative, Cerveno, Italy.
- 3:30pm – “Visions of the Spirit-world: the Potent Rock-Art of
South Africa”, Jamie Hampson, Clare College, Cambridge University.
- 3:45pm - “Capivara National Park and the Origins of Art in the
Americas”, Cristiane Buco, UTAD and Pró-Arte/FUMDHAN, and Mila
Simões de Abreu, Lucy Cavendish College. Cambridge University.
- 4:00pm- “Dreamtime – Rock-Art of Australia”, Dr. Christopher
Chippindale, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of
Cambridge.
With the support of British Rock-Art Group. Etched in Time Project – Italy/Portugal/Brazil
ERAMUS-MUNDUS Master Degree UTAD/IPT – Portugal
All Welcome. Free Entrance
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street site, Cambridge.
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