What Rock Art? Stories from Northeast Thailand

Rock art is an inseparable part of the landscape, and its creation adds another layer of meaning to landscapes. The notion of “rock art” in the “contemporary world” highlights a dichotomy between the past and present, and suggests that our experience and meaning derived from rock art today is differ...

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Published inRelating to Rock Art in the Contemporary World p. 37
Main Authors NOEL HIDALGO TAN, ATTHASIT SUKKHAM, GEMMA BOYLE, WATINEE TANOMPOLKRANG, JUTINACH BOWONSACHOTI, DUANGPOND SINGHASENI
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University Press of Colorado 01.12.2016
Subjects
Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Art genres and movements
Art history
Arts
Boulders
Buddhism
Clastic sedimentary rocks
Clergy
Complementary therapies
Earth sciences
Geography
Geology
Geomorphology
Health sciences
Medical treatment
Meditation
Mind body approaches
Mineralogy
Minerals
Monks
Particle size classes
Petrology
Physical sciences
Practical theology
Relaxation techniques
Religion
Rock art
Rock paintings
Rock textures
Rocks
Sandstones
Sedimentary rocks
Social sciences
Spiritual belief systems
Spiritual leaders
Stone
Theology
Visual arts
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Summary:Rock art is an inseparable part of the landscape, and its creation adds another layer of meaning to landscapes. The notion of “rock art” in the “contemporary world” highlights a dichotomy between the past and present, and suggests that our experience and meaning derived from rock art today is different from that of earlier times. In this chapter, we examine this split in time through the examples of three sites in northeast Thailand: Khao Chan Ngam in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Wat Phra Phuttabat Buaban in Udon Thani Province, and the site complex of Phu Phra Bat, also in Udon Thani
ISBN:1607324970
9781607324973
DOI:10.5876/9781607324980.c003