Thunder and Herds: Rock Art of the High Plains

ISBN-13: 9781598741520 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 254 str.

Lawrence L. Loendorf

Opis

This volume is the first summary and synthesis of the rock art of the American High Plains, from Archaic times to the historic period. Even more, it presents an engaging combination of Plains archaeology, rock art sites, and holistic archaeological research. This refreshing approach to rock art studies reminds us that archaeologists glean information from the whole site and everything that may have occurred there, rather than simply focusing on the images on stone. Clues to understanding rock art can be found in other images, in associated artifacts, and in ethnographic analogy. Archaeologists are shown how rock art integrates with other materials available for study. With each page, the reader will be engaged in a compelling, and comprehensive story that focuses equally on the art and the archaeology of the prehistoric plains.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Foreground and Background; Chapter 2 Rock Art of the Archaic Period; Chapter 3 Purgatoire Pecked-I Petroglyphs; Chapter 4 Purgatoire Pecked – II Petroglyphs; Chapter 5 Purgatoire Painted Rock Art of the High Plains; Chapter 6 Rock Art of the Protohistoric Period A.D. 1450 – 1725; Chapter 7 Incised and Painted Rock Art of the Historic Period; Chapter 8 Through a Glass, Darkly;

O autorze

Loendorf, Lawrence L