The rock-art of eastern North America : capturing images and insight / edited by Carol Diaz-Granados and James R. Duncan.
In archaeology, rock-artany long-lasting marking made on a natural surfaceis 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 througho...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2004. |
| Series: | ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Summary: | In archaeology, rock-artany long-lasting marking made on a natural surfaceis 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 pa. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxix, 426 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-405) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817384043 0817384049 081731394X 9780817313944 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |