This is the third in the five-yearly series of surveys of what is happening in rock art studies around the world. As always, the texts reflect something of the great differences in approach and emphasis that exist in different regions. The volume presents examples from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the New World. During the period in question, 1999 to 2004, there have been few major events, although in the field of Pleistocene art many new discoveries have been made, and a new country added to the select list of those with Ice Age cave art. Some regions such as North Africa and the former USSR have seen a tremendous amount of activity, focusing not only on recording but also on chronology, and the conservation of sites. With the global increase of tourism, the management of rock art sites that are accessible to the public is a theme of ever-growing importance.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1: New Developments in Pleistocene Art, 2000–2004
• Chapter 2: Rock Art Studies in Northernmost Europe, 2000–2004
• Chapter 3: The Postglacial Art of the Iberian Peninsula, 2000–2004
• Chapter 4: What’s New in the Sahara, 2000–2004?
• Chapter 5: Rock Art Research in Egypt, 2000–2004
• Chapter 6: Rock Art Research in Southern Africa, 2000–2004
• Chapter 7: Legacy of Rock Art Studies in Saudi Arabia
• Chapter 8: Rock Art Studies in Northern Russia and the Far East, 2000–2004
• Chapter 9: Rock Art Research in Siberia and Central Asia, 2000–2004
• Chapter 10: Rock Art Research in the Far East, 2000–2004
• Chapter 11: Rock Art in Australia, 2000–2004: Research, Management and Conservation
• Chapter 12: What is New in Polynesian Rock Art Research?
• Chapter 13: North American Rock Art Research, 2000–2004
• Chapter 14: Rock Art Research in Canada: A Brief History and Update
• Chapter 15: Rock Art Research in West and Northern Mexico, 2000–2004
• Chapter 16: Rock Art Research in Eastern Mesoamerica and Lower Central America, 2000–2004
• Chapter 17: Rock Art Investigations in South Ecuador
• Chapter 18: New Research Into Rock Art in Peru, 2000–2004
• Chapter 19: Rock Art Studies in Bolivia, 2000–2004
• Chapter 20: Rock Art Research in Brazil, 2000–2004: A Critical Evaluation
• Chapter 21: Art on the Rocks: Argentina, 2000–2004