The rock-art of eastern North America : capturing images and insight /

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 si...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Diaz-Granados, Carol, Duncan, James Richard
Weitere Verfasser:
Diaz-Granados, Carol, Duncan, James Richard
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2004.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
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 m
Umfang:
1 online resource (458 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-405) and index.
Schlagworte:
Indians of North America > East (U.S.) > Antiquities.
Petroglyphs > East (U.S.).
Rock paintings > East (U.S.).
Picture-writing > East (U.S.).
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