Cave Art
A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe
By (author) Paul Bahn
Paperback (Published)
(May 2024)
ISBN: 9781803277639
6.85 x 9.69 inches
Price: $39.99
In stock
For speleologists and holidaymakers alike, here is an essential handbook. The first guide to all the decorated Ice Age caves in Europe that are open to the public, fully revised and updated for a third edition, this book covers more than 50 caves in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, as well as relevant museums and centres.
The decorated Ice Age caves are some of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements, and there is no substitute for seeing the caves themselves. There you can see the art – paintings, engravings, bas-reliefs, or drawings – in its original, natural setting, and stand where the artists did 30,000-10,000 years ago. For speleologists and holidaymakers alike – indeed anyone who wants to add a visit to a cave to their itinerary – here is an essential handbook. The first guide to all the decorated Ice Age caves in Europe that are open to the public, Cave Art covers more than 50 caves in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy, as well as relevant museums and centres. The guide has been fully revised and updated for this new, third edition.
INTRODUCTION CAVE ART PERIODS SYMBOLS USED IN THIS GUIDE MAPS THE SITES UNITED KINGDOM CHURCH HOLE AND ROBIN HOOD'S CAVE FRANCE LA GRANDE GROTTE D'ARCY-SUR-CURE LA GROTTE MARGOT / MAYENNE-SCIENCES LA CHAIRE A CALVIN ANGLES-SUR-L'ANGLIN (LE ROC-AUX-SORCIERS) LE PLACARD LE ROC DE SERS (FACSIMILE) FONT DE GAUME LES COMBARELLES CAP BLANC ABRI PATAUD and CAVE PATAUD (ABRI MOVIUS) ROUFFIGNAC BERNIFAL ABRI DU POISSON (AND LAUGERIE HAUTE) SAINT-CIRQ BARA-BAHAU VILLARS ABRI REVERDIT (CASTEL-MERLE) LASCAUX II LASCAUX IV (CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE L'ART PARIETAL) MUSEE NATIONAL DE PREHISTOIRE (LES EYZIES) COUGNAC GROTTE DES MERVEILLES PECH-MERLE PAIR-NON-PAIR MUSEE D'AQUITAINE ISTURITZ AND OXOCELHAYA GARGAS BEDEILHAC NIAUX PARC DE LA PREHISTOIRE (PREHISTORIC PARK) CHAUVET 2 COSQUER MEDITERRANEE MUSEE D'ARCHEOLOGIE NATIONALE SPAIN EKAINBERRI SANTIMAMINE COVALANAS ALTAMIRA II CHUFIN EL CASTILLO LAS MONEDAS HORNOS DE LA PENA EL PENDO SALITRE II (SOPENA) EL PINDAL EL BUXU TITO BUSTILLO LA LOJA LA PENA DE CANDAMO (AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE) PARQUE DE LA PREHISTORIA DE TEVERGA LOS CASARES LA PILETA ARDALES (CUEVA DE DONA TRINIDAD) SIEGA VERDE DOMINGO GARCIA (CERRO DE SAN ISIDRO) MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL PORTUGAL ESCOURAL (AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE) COA VALLEY ITALY LEVANZO (GROTTA DEL GENOVESE) GROTTA DEI PUNTALI - CARINI (PA) GROTTA DEL CAVIGLIONE E BALZI ROSSI RIPARO DI ROMITO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CAPTIONS AND CREDITS INDEX,
INTRODUCTION
CAVE ART
PERIODS
SYMBOLS USED IN THIS GUIDE
MAPS
THE SITES
UNITED KINGDOM
CHURCH HOLE AND ROBIN HOOD’S CAVE
FRANCE
LA GRANDE GROTTE D’ARCY-SUR-CURE
LA GROTTE MARGOT / MAYENNE-SCIENCES
LA CHAIRE À CALVIN
ANGLES-SUR-L’ANGLIN (LE ROC-AUX-SORCIERS)
LE PLACARD
LE ROC DE SERS (FACSIMILE)
FONT DE GAUME
LES COMBARELLES
CAP BLANC
ABRI PATAUD and CAVE PATAUD (ABRI MOVIUS)
ROUFFIGNAC
BERNIFAL
ABRI DU POISSON (AND LAUGERIE HAUTE)
SAINT-CIRQ
BARA-BAHAU
VILLARS
ABRI REVERDIT (CASTEL-MERLE)
LASCAUX II
LASCAUX IV (CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE L’ART PARIÉTAL)
MUSÉE NATIONAL DE PRÉHISTOIRE (LES EYZIES)
COUGNAC
GROTTE DES MERVEILLES
PECH-MERLE
PAIR-NON-PAIR
MUSÉE D’AQUITAINE
ISTURITZ AND OXOCELHAYA
GARGAS
BÉDEILHAC
NIAUX
PARC DE LA PRÉHISTOIRE (PREHISTORIC PARK)
CHAUVET 2
COSQUER MÉDITERRANÉE
MUSÉE D’ARCHÉOLOGIE NATIONALE
SPAIN
EKAINBERRI
SANTIMAMIÑE
COVALANAS
ALTAMIRA II
CHUFÍN
EL CASTILLO
LAS MONEDAS
HORNOS DE LA PEÑA
EL PENDO
SALITRE II (SOPEÑA)
EL PINDAL
EL BUXU
TITO BUSTILLO
LA LOJA
LA PEÑA DE CANDAMO (AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE)
PARQUE DE LA PREHISTORIA DE TEVERGA
LOS CASARES
LA PILETA
ARDALES (CUEVA DE DOÑA TRINIDAD)
SIEGA VERDE
DOMINGO GARCÍA (CERRO DE SAN ISIDRO)
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL
PORTUGAL
ESCOURAL (AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE)
CÔA VALLEY
ITALY
LEVANZO (GROTTA DEL GENOVESE)
GROTTA DEI PUNTALI – CARINI (PA)
GROTTA DEL CAVIGLIONE E BALZI ROSSI
RIPARO DI ROMITO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CAPTIONS AND CREDITS
INDEX
Paul Bahn has a PhD in archaeology from Cambridge University, and for decades has been an independent researcher, writing and editing a wide range of archaeological books, including several on Ice Age art. He also lectures on numerous tours to the decorated Ice Age caves.
- By (author) Paul Bahn
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