THE STATE OF RESEARCH IN ROCK ART
A WORLD REPORT PRESENTED TO UNESCO
 
By Emmanuel Anati, Director, Centro Camuno di Studi Preistoiici, Italy;
Chairman, International Committee on Rock Art, ICOMOS.

CONTENTS
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I. INTRODUCTION
 
II. DIMENSIONS OF THE LEGACY
A. Preliminary Survey
B. Major Areas
C. Size of the Artistic Production
 
III. HISTORY OF RESEARCH
A. The Beginning of Research
B. The Development of Research Methods
C. International Cooperation
D. Current Action
E. Research Projects in Progress
 
IV. AN EVALUATION OF ROCK ART
A. Historical Reconstruction
B. World Distribution
C. Ecological Setting of Rock Art
 
V. REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
A. Differences in Evaluation
B. Africa
C. Asia
D. Europe
E. Oceania
F. The Americas
G. Summary
 
VI. INVENTORY, PRESERVATION AND CULTURAL USES
A. Inventory and Study
B. Preservation and Conservation
C. Cultural Promotion

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