Bubalin und Bovidien in Sudmarokko: Kontext, Klassifikation und Chronologie der Felsbilder Im Mittleren Draa-Tal

by Renate Heckendorf

Overview

English description: This book deals with prehistoric rock art (petroglyphs) from the northern fringe of the Sahara, or more precisely from the area situated between the Western Anti-Atlas, the Jebel Bani and the Wadi Draa. In the main, the historico-cultural analysis of the rock engravings that are presented, mostly for the first time, concerns problems related to their classification, context and chronology. These issues are discussed with regard to the history of civilization, as well as with reference to climatic change and to the geography and the ethnography of the mid valley of Wadi Draa. In the course of several preliminary surveys in South Morocco, the author has methodically recorded the archaeological sources that form the basis of the investigation. German description: Das Buch hat prahistorische Felsbilder (Petroglyphen) aus dem nordlichen Grenzsaum der Sahara, zwischen westlichem Anti-Atlas, Dschebel Bani und Wadi Draa zum Gegenstand. Die kulturgeschichtliche Auswertung der vorgestellten Quellen betrifft hauptsachlich Fragen ihrer Klassifikation, ihres Kontextes und ihrer Chronologie. Sie werden mit Bezug auf die Kulturgeschichte sowie die Klimaentwicklung, die Geographie und die Ethnographie des mittleren Draa-Tales erortert. Die der Arbeit zugrunde liegenden Quellen wurden im Rahmen eigener Feldforschungen der Verfasserin systematisch aufgenommen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783895006463
Publisher:	Dr Ludwig Reichert Verlag
Publication date:	12/31/2008
Series:	Forschungen zur Archaologie Aussereuropaischer Kulturen Series , #6
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 11.60(h) x 1.00(d)
Language:	German

About the Author

Contributor Biography - German Renate Heckendorf ist zurzeit Stipendiatin der Kommission fur Archaologie Aussereuropaischer Kulturen (KAAK, Bonn) des Deutschen Archaologischen Instituts (DAI, Berlin). Ihr aktuelles Forschungsvorhaben behandelt die Felsbilder des sudmarokkanischen "Pseudo-Bovidien". Dabei werden u. a. die Beziehungen zwischen Artefaktbildern und europaischen Metallfunden untersucht. Sie wurde im Jahre 2005 an der Universitat Tubingen promoviert. Ihre im Oktober 2008 veroffentlichte Dissertation hat die Felsbilder des "Bubalin" und des "Bovidien" der marokkanischen Prasahara zum Gegenstand. Renate Heckendorf studierte hauptsachlich Ur- und Fruhgeschichte, Klassische Archaologie, Philosophie (Universitat Hamburg) und "Histoire de l'Art et Archeologie" (Aix-en-Provence). Ihr Magisterexamen legte sie an der Universitat Hamburg ab. Feldforschungen in Frankreich, Deutschland und Marokko vervollstandigten ihre theoretische Ausbildung. Der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD, Bonn) verlieh ihr mehrere Stipendien. Daruber hinaus ist sie geprufte Ubersetzerin (DipTrans IoL Englisch/Franzosisch, London). Ihr Spezialgebiet ist die Ubersetzung (wissenschaftlicher) archaologischer Texte. Contributor Biography - English Currently, Renate Heckendorf is receiving a scholarship from the Commission for the Archaeology of Non-European Cultures (Bonn), a department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI, Berlin). This enables her to study the so-called "Pseudo-Bovidien" rock art of South-Morocco, and especially the possible relationships between its artefact representations and metal finds from Europe. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Tubingen in 2005. Her research dealt with the "Bubalin" and "Bovidien" rock art of the Moroccan Pre-Sahara and was published in 2008. Renate Heckendorf has studied prehistoric archaeology, classical archaeology, philosophy (University of Hamburg) and history of art (University of Aix-en Provence). She has obtained her M.A. from the University of Hamburg. Her practical training was completed by fieldwork (survey, rescue-archaeology, protection of monuments and sites) in France, Germany, and Morocco. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, Bonn) has awarded her several grants. She has also qualified as a translator (DipTrans IoL English/French, London). She has specialized in the translation of (academic) papers on archaeology.

Editorial Reviews

Review - English "To summarise, Renate Heckendorf has written an exemplary study of thorough empirical rock art archaeology with very strong and commendable methodological parts. Her study sets a mark for the north-western end of the Sahara and further studies of petroglyphs have to be gauged according to the frame set in this study. This book is particularly inspiring for the specialists but perhaps not so much for the many amateurs who continue to play an important role in generating new knowledge about Saharan rock art.""In: Journal of African Archaeology. Vol. 7 (2009) 1. S. 127-130."

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