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.
New developments in Pleistocene Art 2000-2004 (Paul G Bahn)
Rock art studies in northernmost Europe, 2000-2004 (Joakim Goldhahn)
The postglacial art of the Iberian Peninsula, 2000-2004 (P B Ramirez and R de Balbin Behrmann)
What's new in the Sahara? (2000-2004) (J-L Le Quellec)
Rock art research in Egypt, 2000-2004 (J-L Le Quellec and Dirk Huyge)
Legacy of rock art studies in Saudi Arabia (Majeed Khan)
Rock art studies in northern Russia and the Far East, 2000-2004 (Ekaterina Devlet)
Rock art research in the Far East, 2000-2004 (Su Sheng)
Rock art in Australia 2000-2004: research, management and conservation (Natalie Franklin)
What is new in Polynesian rock art research? (Sidsel Millerstrom)
North American rock art research 2000-2004 (William D Hyder)
Rock art research in Canada. A brief history and update (Jack Steinbring)
Rock art research in west and northern Mexico (2000-2004) (Carlos Viramontes, Maria de la Luz Gutierrez, William Breen Murray and Francisco Mendiola)
Rock art research in eastern Mesoamerica and lower central America: 2000-2004 (Martin Kunne)
Rock art investigations in soutern Ecuador (Diego Gonzalez Ojeda)
New research into rock art in Peru (2000-2004) (Jean Guffroy)
Rock art studies in Bolivia, 2000-2004 (Matthias Strecker)
Rock art research in Brazil, 2000-2004: a critical evaluation (Loredana Ribeiro and A Prous)
Art on the rocks: Argentina 2000-2004 (D Fiore)
