Visual Culture, Heritage and Identity: using rock art to reconnect past and present

Many researchers dealing with prehistoric and historic rock art tend to remain firmly entrenched within their respective comfort zones. Throughout much of the contemporary world, the application and use of rock art is a fundamental part of society; moreover, it relies on the past. Archaeologists are becoming increasingly aware that there is a continuous link between ancient and contemporary indigenous artistic practices; readers will note that many recently published rock art books reflect this merging of chronologies and cultures. Visual Culture, Heritage and Identity is organised into 11 chapters and sets out to challenge the sometimes-strict divisions between ancient and modern rock ar