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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press
ISBN-100817350969
ISBN-139780817350963
eBay Product ID (ePID)30205568
Product Key Features
Number of Pages456 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRock-Art of Eastern North America : Capturing Images and Insight
Publication Year2004
SubjectArchaeology, History / Prehistoric & Primitive, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Anthropology / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohannes Loubser
Subject AreaArt, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2004-005273
Reviews"More than simply mapping and describing rock art sites found throughout Eastern North America, this milestone study also focuses upon interpreting their functions within the societies that produced them. . . . Essential." -- CHOICE, "A welcomed addition to the growing literature on the interpretation of prehistoric and historic rock-art. . . . (It) is a thoughtful and solid scientific introduction into the sacred landscape of Native America." -- Arkansas Review, "A welcomed addition to the growing literature on the interpretation of prehistoric and historic rock-art. . . . (It) is a thoughtful and solid scientific introduction into the sacred landscape of Native America." - Arkansas Review, "More than simply mapping and describing rock art sites found throughout Eastern North America, this milestone study also focuses upon interpreting their functions within the societies that produced them. . . . Essential." - CHOICE
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal709/.01/1308997073
SynopsisShowcases the wealth of new research on sacred imagery found in twelve states and four Canadian provinces In archaeology, rock-art--any long-lasting marking made on a natural surface--is similar to material culture (pottery and tools) because it provides a record of human activity and ideology at that site. Petroglyphs, pictographs, and dendroglyphs (tree carvings) have been discovered and recorded throughout the eastern woodlands of North America on boulders, bluffs, and trees, in caves and in rock shelters. These cultural remnants scattered on the landscape can tell us much about the belief systems of the inhabitants that left them behind. The Rock-Art of Eastern North America brings together 20 papers from recent research at sites in eastern North America, where humidity and the actions of weather, including acid rain, can be very damaging over time. Contributors to this volume range from professional archaeologists and art historians to avocational archaeologists, including a surgeon, a lawyer, two photographers, and an aerospace engineer. They present information, drawings, and photographs of sites ranging from the Seven Sacred Stones in Iowa to the Bald Friar Petroglyphs of Maryland and from the Lincoln Rise Site in Tennessee to the Nisula Site in Quebec. Discussions of the significance of artist gender, the relationship of rock-art to mortuary caves, and the suggestive link to the peopling of the continent are particularly notable contributions. Discussions include the history, ethnography, recording methods, dating, and analysis of the subject sites and integrate these with the known archaeological data., Showcases the wealth of new research on sacred imagery found in twelve states and four Canadian provinces, Showcases the wealth of new research on sacred imagery found in 12 states and 4 Canadian provinces. In archaeology, rock-art--any long-lasting marking made on a natural surface--is similar to material culture (pottery and tools) because it provides a record of human activity and ideology at that site. Petroglyphs, pictographs, and dendroglyphs (tree carvings) have been discovered and recorded throughout the eastern woodlands of North America on boulders, bluffs, and trees, in caves and in rock shelters. These cultural remnants scattered on the landscape can tell us much about the belief systems of the inhabitants that left them behind. The Rock-Art of Eastern North America brings together 20 papers from recent research at sites in eastern North America, where humidity and the actions of weather, including acid rain, can be very damaging over time. Contributors to this volume range from professional archaeologists and art historians to avocational archaeologists, including a surgeon, a lawyer, two photographers, and an aerospace engineer. They present information, drawings, and photographs of sites ranging from the Seven Sacred Stones in Iowa to the Bald Friar Petroglyphs of Maryland and from the Lincoln Rise Site in Tennessee to the Nisula Site in Quebec. Discussions of the significance of artist gender, the relationship of rock-art to mortuary caves, and the suggestive link to the peopling of the continent are particularly notable contributions. Discussions include the history, ethnography, recording methods, dating, and analysis of the subject sites and integrate these with the known archaeological data.
LC Classification NumberE78.E2R63 2004
