Field and river

20th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES20)
Mekelle University, Ethiopia

"Regional and Global Ethiopia - Interconnections and Identities"
1-5 October, 2018

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A NEW LOOK AT THE ROCK ART OF ETHIOPIA [Abstract ID: 0102-06]

AGAZI Negash, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Rock art in Ethiopia is mainly concentrated in the North, East, South, and South-Central part of the country. Previous investigations focused on description and stylistic distribution of the art. The preoccupation with stylistic similarity lumps the rock art together, warps their differences, and precludes their symbolic interpretation. This paper presents a new look at the distribution of the rock art.