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"Fishing from the Earliest Times" by William Radcliffe also references a fair amount of "fish art" with some illustrations as well. It's a great read. Best of luck. Charley Gould On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Salima Ikram <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Fish and Fishing in Ancient Egypt by D. Brewer and R. Friedman and > Boulenger's work on fish in Egypt (I forget the title) are good for Egypt > as a starting point. > > Salima Ikram > Chair, SAPE Department > Professor of Egyptology > American University in Cairo > P. O. Box 74, Road 90, Tagammu 5 > New Cairo 11825, EGYPT > [log in to unmask] > Fax: 20227957565 > > > > > > > > > On 14 Dec 2011, at 11:26, Walker J. wrote: > > Hello, > > I wondered if anyone may be able to point me in the direction of > literature which looks at ancient representations of fish in art? Also, > which highlights the importance of marine resources to early humans as > food, linked to spirituality, art etc? > > In particular, does anyone know of any literature surrounding this cave > art featuring fish? > > > http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=aztec+cave+art+fish&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbnid=rFdg95uOdSIjDM:&imgrefurl=http://www.nationalgeographicstock.com/ngsimages/explore/explorecomp.jsf%3Fxsys%3DSE%26id%3D1367811&docid=DShl4PTqnYkAqM&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.nationalgeographicstock.com/comp/04/616/1367811.jpg&w=502&h=335&ei=BWPoTvHXG8qk8gOH_IGbCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=386&vpy=157&dur=3645&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=130&ty=122&sig=112937880452757298546&page=1&tbnh=139&tbnw=194&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0 > > Also, pictish salmon stone carvings (see attached)? > > Are there any other ancient representations of fish that you know of? > > I have been intrigued by the recent research into the possible importance > of animals to human evolution which has found that the human right amygdala > appears to be specialised for use in dealing with animals, supporting > Shipman's theory of 'the animal connection' (see attached), I'm > investigating this, specifically fish, as part of my PhD in human-fish > relationships. > > Thanks very much for your help! > > Julia > > > Julia Walker > > School of Geography, University of Southampton > mob: 07796615018 > > >