The Bradshaw Foundation Podcast

The Bradshaw Foundation discusses the Rock Art Engravings of the Coso with Range with Dr. Alan P. Garfinkel. Located in a 90 square-mile area of eastern California, 35,000 petroglyphs have been formally recorded.

Located in Helankou, near Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the new museum nestles at the feet of the spectacular Helan Mountains, famous for its ancient rock carvings. The newly constructed and state-of-the-art Museum occupies an area of over 7 square kilometers, with a floor space of over 4,000 square meters and an exhibition area of over 2,000 square meters. The museum is composed of 8 parts; the Introduction Hall, the Hall of World Rock Art, the Hall of Chinese Rock Art, the Hall of Rock Engravings of the Helan Mountains, the Hall of Primitive Arts, the Lecture Hall, the Scientific Research and Restoration Laboratory, and the Information and Media Centre.

In this latest podcast from the Bradshaw Foundation, Dr. Jean Clottes discusses the importance of conservation and protection of the world's cultural heritage of rock art, cave paintings and engravings.

A sample film clip from one of the films in the Bradshaw Foundation's iLecture Series. Game Pass Shelter in the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa houses one of the finest examples of some of Africa’s earliest and also most beautiful rock art - that of the San or Bushmen. The art focuses on a particular part of San experience: the spirit world journeys. The film reveals the all important trance dance, the venue in which the shamans gained access to the spirit world. Full length iLetcure films are available from the Bradshaw Foundation website www.bradshawfoundation.com

A sample film clip from one of the films in the Bradshaw Foundation's iLecture Series. 'Easter Island', made in conjunction with archaeologist Dr Georgia Lee, the leading expert on Easter Island and Rapa Nui culture, the film not only investigates the island's unique giant Moai statues, it also explores the often unmentioned yet highly extensive and sophisticated rock engravings and paintings. The film reveals how the different art forms reflected the changing culture of the island, a culture that came to the brink of extinction. Full length iLetcure films are available from the Bradshaw Foundation website www.bradshawfoundation.com

Africa - The Place of Origins, a sample clip from the latest in the Bradshaw Foundation series of iLecture films. Explore the rock art of Africa with Dr. Ben Smith, Director of the Rock Art Research Institute in South Africa. From the deserts of the Sahara, through the jungles of the Tropics, and up in to the mountains of the Drakensberg, join us as we travel the length and breadth of Africa. Full length iLetcure films are available from the Bradshaw Foundation website www.bradshawfoundation.com

The Bradshaw Foundation explores Africa as the origin of humankind and the birthplace of ancient rock art. Including interviews with Dr. Jean Clottes of France and Dr. Ben Smith of South Africa, both leading world experts in the field of cave paintings and rock art engravings.

The Bradshaw Foundation discusses the Palaeolithic rock art of southern Europe with Dr. Jean Clottes, one of the leading world experts on cave paintings and rock art engravings.