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.

 

 

- 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

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street site, Cambridge.