Rock Art in Israel - Book
The new book explores the connection of Negev Desert Rock Art to Myth and Astronomy. It traces the Negev Desert pre-history by deciphering the pre-historic art as influenced by the ancient civilization of Egypt and Sumer.
The rock art deciphered sheds new light on the ancient’s spiritual world especially its connection to ancient astronomy. It illuminates how early man envisioned Creation, invented the first Calendar, and expressed his desire to reach Paradise. After 8,000 years of silence, we finally hear the faint voice of Negev Desert's ancient civilization. Rock art is not art imitating life; it is a visual record of religious beliefs practiced long ago and not an expression of daily life.
Although the deciphering in the book deals with rock art from Israel the general approach and subjects are relevant to rock art throughout the world. The findings in this book are original and presented now for the first time with much care for its integrity. Deciphering of supposedly simple rock art requires knowledge of many regional subjects such as Archeology, Astronomy, Mythology, History, and Religion, all are presented here for clarity.
The book contains 5 chapters and 147 figures. It includes Mythology, Astronomy, Archeology, and Deciphering.
The book is available online.
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