Giving the Past a Future: Essays in Archaeology and Rock Art Studies in Honour of Dr. Phil. h.c. Gerhard Milstreu

Abstract

Access Archaeology offers a different publishing model for specialist academic material that might traditionally prove commercially unviable, perhaps due to its sheer extent or volume of colour content, or simply due to its relatively niche field of interest. This could apply, for example, to a PhD dissertation or a catalogue of archaeological data.All Access Archaeology publications are available in open-access e-pdf format and in print format. The open-access model supports dissemination in areas of the world where budgets are more severely limited, and also allows individual academics from all over the world the opportunity to access the material privately, rather than relying solely on their university or public library. Print copies, nevertheless, remain available to individuals and institutions who need or prefer them.The material is refereed and/or peer reviewed. Copy-editing takes place prior to submission of the work for publication and is the responsibility of the author. Academics who are able to supply print-ready material are not charged any fee to publish (including making the material available in open-access). In some instances the material is type-set in-house and in these cases a small charge is passed on for layout work.Our principal effort goes into promoting the material, both in open-access and print, where Access Archaeology books get the same level of attention as all of our publications which are marketed through e-alerts, print catalogues, displays at academic conferences, and are supported by professional distribution worldwide.Open-access allows for greater dissemination of academic work than traditional print models could ever hope to support. It is common for an open-access e-pdf to be downloaded hundreds or sometimes thousands of times when it first appears on our website. Print sales of such specialist material would take years to match this figure, if indeed they ever would. This model may well evolve over time, but its ambition will always remain to publish archaeological material that would prove commercially unviable in traditional publishing models, without passing the expense on to the academic (author or reader). Tabula GratulatoriaThere is only a small Tabula Gratulatoria in this book. Gerhard's network is so vast with so many colleagues and friends all over the world, that it was impossible for us to contact them all. Moreover, where do we draw the line? The connections are varied, from: colleagues to artists; to students; participants to the annual international workweeks and so on. We have therefore decided to concentrate on the actual content to produce a worthy tribute honouring Gerhard for decades of hard work. He has been, and hopefully will be for a long time to come, a pioneer and ambassador for the rock carvings, not just in Sweden, but worldwide.This book comes with a heartfelt gratitude, admiration and best wishes from the board and all members of the Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art, friends, colleagues, students and all individuals that have enjoyed an...