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Africa's vanishing art : the rock paintings of Tanzania
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Africa's vanishing art : the rock paintings of Tanzania

by Mary Leakey

This work documents prehistoric rock paintings from over 180 Tanzanian shelters, featuring reproductions of Stone Age hunting scenes and social activity. The illustrations provide a record of ancient artistic traditions and human behaviour in their original colours.

Accession 18183 ISBN 0385189680 Publisher Doubleday
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