'Bubalin' und 'Bovidien' in Sudmarokko: Kontext, Klassifikation und Chronologie der Felsbilder im mittleren DraaTal (Forschunge,Used

Product Description The rock art of southern Morocco can be divided into three main phases. The petroglyphs of the oldest phase, which includes the periods of the Bubalin and the Bovidien, cannot be associated with any ethnographic or written records and are commonly considered testimonies of a cultural change brought on by desertification. This volume studies the rock art of selected sites in the middle Draa Valley and proposes a revision of this inadequately substantiated interpretation. German text. Review '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 northwestern 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. 127130.' 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 'PseudoBovidien.' 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' (AixenProvence). 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 NonEuropean Cultures (Bonn), a department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI, Berlin). This enables her to study the socalled 'PseudoBovidien' rock art of SouthMorocco, 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 PreSahara and was published in 2008. Renate Heckendorf has studied prehistoric archaeology, classical archaeology, philosophy (University of Hamburg) and history of art (University of Aixen Provence). She has obtained her M.A. from the University of Hamburg. Her practical training was completed by fieldwork (survey, rescuearchaeology, 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.