Light at the end of the tunnel: The way megalithic art was viewed and experienced

Art as Metaphor: The Prehistoric Rock-Art of Britain

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 123-150

  Nash, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvndv9dh.13     Document Type: Chapter

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