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Theses from the Rock Art Research Database, as of 19 July, 2007.

 

Alaska

 

Stevens, Edward 1974

Alaskan Petroglyphs and Pictographs Master's Thesis, University of Alaska , Fairbanks, Alaska

 

Arizona

 

Cain, Thomas H. 1946

Petroglyphs of the State of Washington Master's Thesis, University of Arizona , Tucson, Arizona

 

Cole, Sally J. 1989

Rock Art Evidence for the Presence and Significance of the Katsina Cult at 13th - 14th Century Homol'ovi in the Central Little Colorado River Valley, Northeastern Arizona Master's Thesis, Vermont College, Norwich University

 

Hamann, D. L. 1988

A Regional View of Hohokam Rock Art Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Huang, Jennifer K. K. 2006
Rock-Art Clusters of Baby Canyon Pueblo: The Question of Multiple Cultural Traditions in a Perry Mesa Settlement. Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Arizona Sate University, Tempe AZ

 

Martynec, Richard J. 1985

"A Synthesis of Petrified Forest Ntional Park Rock Art and Ceramics" in The Petrified Forest Through the Ages Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin, Vol. 54:69-74, Museum of Northern Arizona , Flagstaff, Arizona

 

Robins, M.R. 1997

Modeling San Juan Basketmaker Socio-Economic Organization: A Preliminary Study in Rock Art and Social Dynamics Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Northern Arizona University , Flagstaff, Arizona

 

Tokioka, K. 1992

Rock Art of Escalante Canyon: Quantitative Analysis of Rock Art Elements of Glen Canyon Master's Thesis, Northern Arizona University , Flagstaff, Arizona

 

White, Cheryl A. 1965

The Petroglyphs of Saguaro National Monument, Tucson, Arizona Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona , Tucson, Arizona

 

White, Karen 1994

Shamanic Roles and Mythical Themes in Northern San Rafael Fremont Rock Art Master's Thesis, Arizona State University , Phoenix, Arizona

 

California

 

Bleitz Sanburg, Dana E 1987

The Changing Exploitation of Mammalian and Avian Food Resources at SNI 11, San Nicolas Island, California. Master's Thesis, :303-311, Dept. of Anthroplogy, California State University , Los Angeles, California

 

Davis, Charles Alan 1981

Newberry Cave: An Elko Magico-religious Site in San Bernadino County Master's Thesis, University of California , Riverside, California

 

Dempsey, Judith A. 1996

Rock Art: A History of Research in Western North America Master's Thesis, :106 pgs, California State University, Fullerton , Fullerton, California

 

Dickman, Jeffrey Lee 1984

Petroglyphs: Prehistoric and Historic Art: Some New Considerations Master's thesis, :298 pgs, California State University , Fullerton, California

 

Fentress, Jeff B. 1992 (Jul)

Prehistoric Rock Art of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California Master's Thesis, :134+ pgs, California State University , Hayward, California

 

Gillette Donna L.    1998
PCNs of the Coast Ranges of California: Religious Expression or the Result of Quarrying? Master's Thesis, :127+ pgs, California State University , Hayward, California

 

Jones Jr., Bernard M. 1979

Prehistoric Indian Rock Art in Southern and Baja California Master's Thesis, :55 pgs, California State University , Long Beach, California

 

Jones, E. Timothy 2004

Petroglyphs in Context: Ritual Functions of Cupule Petroglyphs in the Southern North Coast Ranges, California Master's Thesis in Cultural Resources Management, Sonoma State University , Rohnert Park, California

 

Jordan, Leigh 1995
Petroglyphs of the Southern North Coast Range: A Study of Style and Meaning Master's Thesis in Cultural Resources Management, :307 pgs, SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA

 

Klarich, Elisabeth A. 1999

Camelid Depictions from the Site of Quelcatani, Peru: Rupestral Art of Hunters or Herders? Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, University of California , Santa Barbara, California

 

Miller, Teresa Ann 1977 (Jul)

Identification and Recording of Prehistoric Petroglyphs in Marin and related Bay Area Counties Master's Thesis, :103 pgs, San Francisco State University , San Francisco, California

 

Millerstrom, S. 1990

Rock Art of the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia: A Case Study of Haitheu Valley, Nuku Hiva Master's Thesis, California State University , San Francisco, California

 

Payen, Louis 1962

Prehistoric Rock Art of the Northern Sierra Nevada Master's Thesis in Anthropology, :97+ pgs, Sacramento State College , Sacramento, California

 

Srivastava, Rosalind A. 2000 (?)

An Archive Collection of Charley (Clayton) Howe Photographs 1947-1972 Master's Thesis, San Jose State University , San Jose, California

 

Steinbring, Jack 1977

"Prehistoric Lunar Cultism in the Great Lakes Region: An "Hypothesis Regarding the Old Copper Culture" in American Indian Rock Art, Ridgecrest, Vol. 3:9-26, American Rock Art Research Association , Whittier, California

 

Shepard, Richard Starr 1996

Luiseno Rock Art and Sacred Landscape in Late Prehistoric Southern California Master's Thesis, :83 pgs, University of California , Los Angeles

 

Wolf, Virginia S. 1991

Shadows of Time: Anasazi Use of Petroglyphs as Calendric Devices Master's Thesis, California State University , Chico, California

 

Colorado

 

Barnes, Sharon 1982

Petroglyphs and Pictographs of the San Luis Valley Master's Thesis (History), Adams State College , Alamosa, Colorado

 

Burton, Robert Jordan 1971

The Pictographs and Petroglyphs of Dinosaur National Monument Master's Thesis, :99, Department of Anthropology , University of Colorado

 

Winger, G.R. 1956  (or Wenger)

The Pictographs and Petroglyphs Sites in an Archaeological Survey of Southern Blue Mountain and Douglas Creek in Northwestern Colorado Master's Thesis, Denver University , Denver, Colorado

 

Florida

 

Beiter, Gary Norman 1989

Pictographs at Two Sites on Bonaire, Netherland Antilles: Description, Analysis and a Regional Comparison Master's Thesis, :96 pgs, Florida Atlantic University

 

Idaho

 

Boreson, Keo 1975 (Sep)

Rock Art of the Pacific Northwest Master's Thesis in Anthropology, :1-61, University of Idaho

 

Gruhn, Ruth 1980

"Projections of GE Social Structure in the Rock Art of Northern Minas, Gerais, Brazil: An Hypothesis" in Anthropolgical Papers in Memory of Earl H. Swanson, Jr., L.B. Harten, C.N. Warren and D.R. Tuohy, eds., :15-18, Museum of Natural History, Idaho State , Pocatello, Idaho

 

Illinois

 

Lesnak, Theresa A. 1995

An Interdisciplinary Investigation of the Pictographic Images in Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada Master's Thesis, Governors State University , University Park, Illinois

 

Nebraska

 

Galindo, J.L. 1997

Scales of Human Organization and Rock Art Distributions: An Ethnoarchaeological Study among the Kumwinjku People of Arnhem Land Masters thesis, University of Lincoln , LIncoln, Nebraska

 

Nevada

 

Blair, Lydna M. 1986

"Appendix" to A New Interpretation of Archaeological Features in the California Wash Region of Southern Nevada Master's Thesis, :137-176, University of Nevada , Las Vegas, Nevada

 

Cunningham, Arnie L. 1978

Analysis of the Interrelationships of Archaeological Surface Assemblages: An Approach to Petroglyphs Master's Thesis, University of Nevada , Las Vegas, Nevada

 

Green, Eileen Margaret 1987 (May)

A Cultural Ecological Approach to the Rock Art of Southern Nevada Master's Thesis, :219 pgs, University of Nevada , Las Vegas, Nevada

 

Monteleone, Sue Ann 1994

Rock Art in Context: The Pictographs of Eleana Range, Southern Nevada Master's Thesis, :133 pgs, University of Nevada , Reno, Nevada

 

Woody, A. 1996

Layer by Layer: A Multigeneraltional Analysis of the Massacre Lake Rock Art Site Master's Thesis, :215 pgs, Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada , Reno, Nevada

 

New Mexico

 

Mich, Kerri 2000

A Spatial Analysis of Petroglyph Locations at Petroglyph National Monument Master's Thesis, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

Saville, Dara 2001

Regional Variations of Kachina Iconography in Eastern Pueblo Rock Art Master's thesis, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

Smith, Howard Norman 1974

A Survey and Stylistic Analysis of Rock Art in the San Juan Basin Master's Thesis, Eastern New Mexico University , Portales, New Mexico.

 

New York

 

Thomas, Trudy 1981

The Rock Art of the Monitor Valley, Nevada Master's Thesis, Columbia University , New York, New York

 

Thurston, LInda 1991

Entoptic Imagery in People and Their Art Master of Arts Thesis, Gallatin Division of New York University

 

Ohio

 

Anderson, Lora L. 1985

A Stylistic Analysis of an Archaic Rock-Art Shelter in North-Central Arizona Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati, Ohio

 

Oregon

 

Thompson, Thomas Lyn 1993 (Jun)

Rock Art Site Management and Design Theory on Public Lands with Application to Petroglyph Point, Lava Beds National Monument, California Master's Thesis, Department of Landscape Architecture , University of Oregon, Eugene

 

Texas

 

Harrison, James 2004

Rock Art Boundaries: Considering Geographically Limited Elements within the Pecos River Style Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas

 

King, Helen Jean 2001

Interpreting Shoshone Cosmology: Rock Art Symbolism, Metaphor and Meaning Master's thesis, :123 pgs, University of Texas , Arlington

 

Mock, Shirley Boteler 1987

The Painted Pebbles of the Lower Pecos: A Study of Medium, Form and Content Master's Thesis, :191 pgs, University of Texas , San Antonia, Texas

 

Smith, Herman A. 1978

A Preliminary Analysis of Selected Pictographs from Northwestern Nuevo Leon and Northeastern Coahuila, Mexico Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology , University of Texas, Austin

 

Tegarden, Andrew 2005

Big Bend Abstract Petroglyphs in Perspective: Seven Sites in the Southern Big Bend Region of Texas Master's Thesis, Sul Ross State University

 

Upshaw, Emily Sorelle 1972

Palo Duro Rock Art: Indian Petroglyphs and Pictographs Master's Thesis, West Texas State University , Canyon, Texas

 

Utah

 

Baumann, Steven M. 1989

Measuring Archaeological Assemblage Variability: A Diversity - Redundancy Model for Rock Art and Artifact Assemblages from Southeastern Utah Master's Thesis,

 

Johnson, Clay 1982

"Coincidence and Alignment: Examining an Alternative Hypothesis to Explain Interactive Panels" in Utah Rock Art Papers Presented @ the First Annual Symposium 1981, Vol. XII:13-26, Utah Rock Art Research Association , Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Lenington, Walter L. 1995

Anthropomorphic Figures of Nine Mile Canyon Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Bringham Young University , Provo, Utah

 

Manning, Steven James 1982

"A Hypothesis for a Pueblo IV Date for the Barrior Canyon Style" in Utah Rock Art Papers Presented @ the First Annual Symposium 1981, Vol. I:28-37, Utah Chapter of the American Rock Art Research Association , Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Virginia

 

Morales, Reinaldo, Jr. 1998

Nordeste Paintings: The Case for a Pan-Archaic American Rock Art Tradition (Arizona, Utah, Texas, Brazil) Master's Thesis, :111 pgs., Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond

 

Washington

 

Coburn, Larry Winthrup 1975

A Theoretical Framework for Investigating the Relationship of Pictographs to Mythology in the Northern Plains Master's Thesis, Washington State University , Pullman Washington

 

Ellison, Jeffrey 1977

The Ozette Petroglyphs Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology , Washington State University

 

McClure Jr., Richard H. 1984

Rock Art of the Dalles-Deschutes Region: A Chronological Perspective Master's Thesis in Anthropology, :190 pgs, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington , Pullman, Washington

 

Nesbitt, Paul E. 1968

Petroglyphs of the Snake River Master's Thesis, Washington State University , Pullman, Washington

 

Ross, M. 2000

Test Excavations at Three Mid-Elevation Rock Art Sites, Warner Valley, Oregon Master's thesis, Department of Anthropology, Washington State University , Pullman, Washington

 

Wyoming

 

Swain, Charles R. 1975

A Survey of the Trail Lake Petroglyphs Master's Thesis, University of Wyoming, Laramie

 

 

 

Canada

 

Jones, Tim 1974

The Aboriginal Rock Paintings of the Churchill River Master's Thesis, :217 pgs, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

 

Klassen, Michael A. 1995

Icons of Power, Narratives of Glory: Ethnic Continuity and Cultural Change in the Contact Period Rock Art of Writing-On-Stone Master's Thesis, Trent University , Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

 

Lipsett, Katherine A. 1990

Pictographs in Northern Saskatchewan: Vision Quest and Pawakan. Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

 

Lundy, Doris Marion 1974

The Rock Art of the Northwest Coast Master's Thesis, Simon Fraser University , Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

 

Molyneaux, Brian Leigh 1977

Formalism and Contextualism: A Histiography of Rock Art Research in the New World Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Trent University , Petersberg, Ontario, Canada

 

 

 

Australia

 

Bindon, P. 1976

The Devil's Hands: A Survey of the Painted Shelters of the Shoalhaven River Basin B.A. Honors Thesis, :99 pgs, The Australian National University, Department of Prehistory and Anthropology , Canberra, Australia

 

Chudliegh, L. 1981

Aboriginal Cave Paintings in the North-East of Victoria Graduate Diploma Thesis, State College of Victoria , Melbourne, Australia

 

Clegg, J. 1978

Mathesis Words, Mathesis Pictures Master's Thesis, University of Sydney , Sydney, Australia

 

Cole, N. A. 1998

Eel and Boomerang: An Archeological Study of Stylistic Order and Variablity in Aboriginal Rock Art of the Laura Sandstone Province, Cape York Penisula, Australia Phd thesis., James Cook University , Townsville, Australia

 

Cole, N.A. 1988

The Rock Art of Jowalbinna B.A. Honor's Thesis, James Cook University , North Queensland, Australia

 

Drew, J. 1991

Women and Gender Relations in Australian Aboriginal Rock Art BA thesis, University of Sydney

 

Forbes, S.1982

Aboriginal Rock Engravings at N'Dhala Gorge, Northern Territory Bachelor of Literature Thesis, Australian National University , Canberra, Australia

 

Frederick, U.

1998

Drawing in Differences. Changing Social Contexts of Rock Art Production in Watarrka (King's Canyon) National Park, Central Australia Masters Thesis, Australian National University , Canberra, Australia

 

Galt-Smith, B. 1997

Motives for Motif(s): Identifying Aggregation and Dispersion Settlement Patterns in the Rock Art Assemblages of Central Australia Bachelor's Honors Thesis, Department of Archaeology and Palaeotology, Univeristy of New England , Armidale, Australia

 

Graham, E.R. 1981

Myth and Symbolism in Aboriginal Art: A Structural Perspective on the Wandjinas of North West Australia BA Honors Thesis, :67 pgs, Anthropology Department, University of Adelaide , Adelaide, Australia

 

Hatte, E. 1984

An Analysis of the Rock Art in the Peak Range, Queensland Central Highlands Masters Thesis, :132 pgs, Division of Prehistory, Latrobe University , Melbourne, Australia

 

Hugo, D. 1974

The Pre-Historic Rock Art of New Guinea and Island Melanesia B.A. Honor's Thesis, Universtiy of Queensland , Australia

 

Lewis, D. 1990

The Rock Art of Victoria River Downs Master's Thesis, The Australian National University , Canberra, Australia

 

Maynard, L. 1976

An Archaeological Approach to the Study of Australian Rock Art Master's Thesis, :255 pgs, University of Sydney , Sydney, Australia

 

McDonald, J. 1994

Dreamtime Superhighway: An Analysis of Sydney Basin Rock Art and Prehistoric Information Exchange Ph.D. Thesis, Australian National University , Canberra, Australia

 

McMah, L. 1965

A Quantitative Analysis of the Aboriginal Rock Cavings in the District of Sydney and the Hawkesbury River B.A. Honor's Thesis, University of Sydney , Sydney, Australia

 

Nobbs, M. 1995

Aboriginal Painters of the Olary District of South Australia Submitted for Master's Thesis, The Flinders University , South Australia

 

Officer, K.L.C. 1984

From Tuggerah to Dharawal: Variation and Function within a Regional Rock Art Style B.A. Honor's Thesis, The Australian National University , Canberra, Australia

 

Pavlidis, L. 1998

Close Range Photogrammetry and Multi-Spectral Techniques Applied to Aboriginal Rock Art Fourth Year Thesis, Department of Geomatics, University of Melbourne , Melbourne, Australia

 

Perham, G.F. 1985

Mud and Stone: A Technological Analysis of a Quartz Industry in North East Victoria BA Honors Thesis, :151 leaves, Archaeology Department, La Trobe University , Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

 

Quinnell, M.C. 1976

Aboriginal Rock Art in Carnarvon Gorge, South Central Queensland Master's Thesis, :261 pgs, University of New England , Armidale, Australia

 

Ridges, M. 1995

An Investigation into the Aboriginal Rock-Art Paints of the Selwyn Ranges Region in North West Queensland BA Honors Thesis, University of New England , Armidale, Australia

 

Ross, J. 1997

Painted Relationships: An Archaeological Analysis of a Distinctive Anthropomorphic Rock Art Motif in Northwest Central Queensland BA honors thesis, Department of Archaeology and Paleoanthropology, Univeristy of New England , Armidale, Australia

 

Sale, K.M. 1992

Make 'Em Bright - Aboriginal Re-Making of Rock Art in Past and Present Australia Bachelor's Honors Thesis, University of Sydney , Sydney, Australia

 

Smith, C. 1989

Designed Dreaming: Assessing the RElationship between Style, Social Structure and Environment in the Art of Aboriginal Australia and Prehistoric Europe. BA honors thesis, Department of Archaeology and Paleoanthropology, Univeristy of New England , Armidale, Australia

 

Smith, C. 1994

Situating Style: An Ethnoarchaeological Analysis of Social and Material Context in an Australian Aboriginal Artistic System Ph.d. thesis, Department of Archaeology and Paleoanthropology, Univeristy of New England , Armidale, Australia

 

Smith, L. 1983

What's in the Size of a Macropod? A Study of Variance in Prehistoric Pictures from the Mangrove Creek Area B.A. Honors Thesis, Universtiy of Sydney , Sydney, Australia

 

Tangri, Daniel, 1989 (Nov)

"Science, Hypothesis Testing and Prehistoric Pictures" in Rock Art Research, Vol. 6(2):83-95, Australian Rock Art Research Association , Melbourne, Australia

 

Taylor, L. 1979

Ancestors into Art: An Analysis of Pitjanjatjara Kulpidji Designs and Crayon Drawings BA Honor's Thesis, :113 pgs, Australian National University , Canberra, Australia

 

Thomas, A.M.,1998

Spit of the Serpent: An Ethographic and Scientific Analysis of White Pigments used in Wandjina Rock Art, Kimberley, Australia BA honors thesis, Department of Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology, University of New England , Armidale, Australia

 

West, M.K. 1976

A Classification of the Stylistic Characteristics of the Rock Art of South-East Cape York BA Honor's Thesis, :188 pgs, University of Queensland , Brisbane, Australia

 

Wilson, M.

1994

Shaping Rock Art Bachelor's Honors Thesis, Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology , University of Sydney

 

Wolfe-Okonghu, W. 1978

Aboriginal Art of the South-West of Western Australia BA Honor's Thesis, :87 pgs, University of Western Australia , Perth, Australia

 

New Zealand

 

Bain, P.J. 1982

Maori Rock Drawings Master's Thesis, Otago University , New Zealand

 

England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland

 

Bates, A. 1995

A Study of the Presence of Neolithic Cup/Cup-and-Ring Marks on Outcrop Rock, on the Isle of Man Student Thesis, University of Bournemouth

 

Bouissac, Paul 1993

"Beyond Style: Steps Towards a Semiotic Hypothesis" in Rock Art Studies: The Post-Stylistic Era or Where Do We Go from Here, Michel Lorblanchet and Paul G. Bahn, eds. Oxbow Monograph, (35):203-206, Oxbow Books , Oxford, England

 

Charatan, K. 1998

La Pileta: A Lithophone is Its Upper Palaeolithic Context Bachelor's Thesis, University of Wales , Lampeter

 

Gjerde, J.M.S. 1998

A Different Use of Landscape? The Visual Landscape Study of Rock Art Styles in Hardanger, Western Norway Master's Thesis, University of Reading

 

Harlow, M.A.B. 1967

A Detailed Study of the Rock Art of Some Sites in Basutoland, with Special Attention to the Identification of a Stylistic Succession Master's Thesis, :183 pgs, University of London

 

Hewitt, I. 1991

Prehistoric Rock Motifs in Great Britian Thesis, Bournemouth University

 

Layton, R. 1992

Australian Rock Art: A New Synthesis, Cambridge University Press , Cambridge, England

 

Nyland, A.J. 1999

Rock Art as Social Practice, Through the Reuse of Place Master's Thesis in Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield

 

Purcell, A. 1994

Carved Landscapes: The Rock Art of the Iveragh Peninsula Master's thesis, University College Cork , Cork, Ireland

 

Waddington, C., 1995

An Exploration of the Role of Cup and Ring Marks with Particular Attention to the Milfield Basin, Northumberland Master's Thesis in Archaeology, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

 

Brazil

 

Baeta, A.M. 1998

Memoria Indigena no Medio Vale do Rio Doce - Arte Rupestre e Identidade Krenak Master's Thesis, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais, Brazil.

 

Beber, M.V. 1995

Arte Rupestre do Nordeste do Mato Grosso do Sul Master's Thesis in History, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, , Porto Alegre, Brazil

 

Guyana

 

Denis, J.I. 1979

The Aishalton Petroglyph Complex in the Prehistory of the Rupununi Gayanas Master's Thesis, University of Guyana

 

Italy

 

Alchieri, M. 1967

La Roccia n. 5 di Bedolina in Valcamonica. Contributo allo Studio dello Stile IV dell'Arte Rupestre Camuna Degree Thesis, :1-193, University of Study of Milan , Milan, Italy

 

Peru

 

Palacios Jimenez, Denesy 2000

Areas Estilisticas y Contenidos Iconograficos en el Arte Rupestre de Huanuco: Yacatoma y Quilla Rumi (Alto Huallaga), y Shiqui (Alto Maranon) Master's Thesis in Archaeology, :343 pgs, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) , Lima, Peru

 

Rodrigo Rojas, Wilbert and Huarcaya Quispe, Francisco 2003

Investigacion Arqueologica en Arte Rupestre de Mant'o Molino, Chawaytiri y Wayoq'ari. Una Introduccion a su Estudio Professional Licsenture Thesis in Archaeology, :263 pgs, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento Academico de Antropologia, Arqueologia y Sociologia

 

Rodriguez Mendoza, Lisbeth and Catalan Santos, Elisabeth 2000

Petroglifos de las Cuevas de Llamachayoq (Excavaciones Arqueologicas) Chumbivilcas-Cusco Professional Licsenture Thesis in Archaeology, :247 pgs, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento Academico de Antropologia, Arqueologia y Sociologia

 

 

 

 

France, Belgium

 

Cera, Claire 1977

Peintures Rupestres Prehispaniques au Mexique Master's Thesis, University of Paris I , Paris, France

 

Dupuy, Christian 1991

Les Gravures Rupestres de l'Adrar des Iforas dans le Contexte de l'Art Saharien: Une Contribution a l'Historie du Peuplement Pastoral en Afrique Septentrionale du Neolithique a nos Jours Thesis, Vol. 2 vols.:404 pgs, Universite de Provence , Aix-en Provence, France

 

Guidon, Niede 1984

L'Art Rupestre du Piaui dans le Conteste Sudamericain. Une Premiere Proposition Concernant Methodes et Termiologie Ph.D. Thesis, University of Paris , Pantheon-Sorbonne

 

Kechagia, H. 1996

Semiotique Visuelle et Art Rupestre: Application sur un Corpus ed Namibie Ph.D. Thesis, Universite de Toulouse , Toulouse, France

 

Lemaitre, S. 1994

Les Peintures Rupestres Amerindiennes du Quebec: Essai d'Etude Ethno-Archeologique Master's Thesis, Faculte de Philosophie et de Lettres, Universite Libre de Bruxelles

 

Libmann, P.F.E. 1979

Le Mouton dans les Gravures et les Peintures Rupestres de l'Afrque du Nord et du Sahara Ecole Veterinaire Thesis, (48):76 pgs, , Toulouse, France

 

Magar, V. 2001

Les Peintures Rupestres de la Basse Californie. Archeologie et Conservation de la Cueva del Raton Doctoral Thesis, Universite de Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne , Paris, France

 

Navarro Genie, Rigoberto 1989

Art Rupestre du Versant Pacifique du Nicaragua Thesis, Universite de Paris I , Paris, France

 

Olmos Aguilera, M. 1998

Les Representations de l'Art Indigene dans le Nord-Ouest de Mexique Ph.D. Thesis, Ecole des Hatues Etudes , University of Paris

 

Paoli, P. 1992

Art Parietal et Societes Pastorales: Le Cas du Tassili-n-Ajjer Master's Thesis, University Paris X , Nanterre

 

Pessis, Anne-Marie 1987

Art Rupestre Preshitorique: Premiers Registres de la Mise en Scene Ph.D. Thesis, University of Paris , Nanterre

 

Mexico

 

de Witt, Sepulveda, Ma. Guadalupe 1984

Petroglifos en la Sierra del Antrisco, Mina, N.L., Mexico Thesis of Licenciatura, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon , Mexico

 

Illera, C.H. 1994

Contenido Simbolico de las Pinturas Rupestres del Valle del Mezquital Master's Thesis, Escuela Nacional de Antropologia , Mexico

 

Matinez Gonzalez, R. 2000

Analisis e Interpretacion del Arte Rupestre en la Cueva del Rio San Jeronimo Thesis (Licenciatura), Escuela Nacional de Antropologia , Mexico

 

Ochatoma, J. 1998

Cosmoogia y Simbolismo en las Pinturas Rupestres del Valle del Mezquital Master's Thesis, Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia , Mexico

 

Reyes Carrillo, V. 2000

La Interpretacion Chamanica en el Sitio de la Proveedora, Sonora Thesis (Licenciatura), Escuela Nacional de Antropologia , Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa

 

Bednarik, Robert G. 1994

"Archaeology: Empiricist Determination or Cultural Synthesis?" in South African Archaeological Bulletin, Vol. 49(160):96-99, South African Archaeological Society

 

Blundell, G. 1996

The Politics of Public Rock Art: A Comparative Critique of Rock Art Sites Open to the Public in South Africa and the United States of America Masters Thesis, Universtiy of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Campbell, C. 1987

Art in Crisis: Contact Perior Rock Art in the South-Eastern Mountains of Southern Africa Master's Thesis, University of Witwatersand , Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Huffman, T.N. 1982

"The Trance Hypothesis and the Rock Art of Zimbabwe" in New Approaches to Southern African Rock Art, J.D. Lewis-Williams, ed. South African Archaeological Society Goodwin Series, (4):49-53, South African Archaeological Society , Claremont

 

King, A.G. 1998

Superpositioning and the Art of Fallen Rock, Junction Shelter, Didima Gorge, KwaZulu Natal BSc Honors Thesis, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Mguni, S. 1997

The Evaluation of the Superpositioning Sequence of Painted Images to Infer Relative Chronology: Diepkloof Kraal Shelter as a Case Study BA (Hons) Thesis, University of Cape Town , South Africa

 

Morris, D. 2002

Driekopseiland and 'The Rain's Magic Power': History and Landscape in a New Interpretation of a Northern Cape Rock Engraving Site Master's Thesis, University of the Western Cape , Cape Town, South Africa

 

Pearce, D.G. 2001

Harris Matrices in Southern African Rock Art: Maclear District, Eastern Cape Province BSc (Hons) Thesis, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Russell, T. 1997

Sequencing Rock Paintings: The Application of the Harris Matrix to Rock Art at Main Caves North, Giant's Castle Game Reserve, KLwaZulu Natal BSc (Hons) Thesis, University of Cape Town , South Africa

 

Steyn, Anna Catharina 1980

Rock Paintings on the Farm Kleintheespruit Master's thesis, Universtiy of South Africa

 

Van der Merwe, H.D. 1990

The Social Context of the Rock Art During the Contact Period in the North-Western Cape and the Seacow River Valley Master's Thesis, University of Stellenbosch

Willcox, A.R. 1983

"Rock Art Studies: Towards More Rigour in Hypothesis and Description" in New Approaches to Southern African Rock Art, J.D. Lewis-Williams, ed. South African Archaeological Society Goodwin Series, (4):44-48, South African Archaeological Society , Claremont