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Author : Paul G. Bahn
Release : 2010-06-21
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 870/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Prehistoric Rock Art by : Paul G. Bahn
Download or read book Prehistoric Rock Art written by Paul G. Bahn. This book was released on 2010-06-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world.
Author : Francis Audrey Barnes
Release : 1982
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Canyon Country Prehistoric Rock Art by : Francis Audrey Barnes
Download or read book Canyon Country Prehistoric Rock Art written by Francis Audrey Barnes. This book was released on 1982. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes information on protected rock art sites in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Gives information on these special rock art areas: Albuquerque and Santa Fe Area; Arches National Park; Bandelier National Monument Area; Canyon de Chelly National Monument; Canyonlands National Park--Maze Area; Canyonlands National Park--Needles Area; Capitol Reef National Park;Central Utah Area; Chaco Canyon Area; Desolation-Gray Canyon of the Green River; Grand Canyon National Park; Grand Gulch Primitive Area;Hovenweep National Monument; Indian Creek Canyon; Moab Area; Petrified Forest National Park; San Juan River Gorge; Three Rivers Area; Uintah Basin Area; West-Central Colorado Area; Zuñi-Cibola Area; miscellaneous areas; and Anasazi celestial rock art.
Author : Paul G. Bahn
Release : 2010-06-21
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 090/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Prehistoric Rock Art by : Paul G. Bahn
Download or read book Prehistoric Rock Art written by Paul G. Bahn. This book was released on 2010-06-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world. Summarizing the recent advances in our understanding of this extraordinary visual record, he discusses new discoveries, new approaches to recording and interpretation, and current problems in conservation. Bahn focuses in particular on current issues in the interpretation of rock art, notably the 'shamanic' interpretation that has been influential in recent years and that he refutes. This book is based on the Rhind Lectures that the author delivered for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 2006.
Author : Susan Searight
Release : 2004
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis The Prehistoric Rock Art of Morocco by : Susan Searight
Download or read book The Prehistoric Rock Art of Morocco written by Susan Searight. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study analyses almost 300 known prehistoric rock art sites dating from c.2500 BC set within their environmental context. Susan Searight discusses the themes and motifs represented, comprising anthropomorphs, human hands and feet, weapons, agricultural tools, chariots and geometric forms, and their distribution.
Author : Todd W. Bostwick
Release : 2002-09-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Landscape of the Spirits by : Todd W. Bostwick
Download or read book Landscape of the Spirits written by Todd W. Bostwick. This book was released on 2002-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High above the noise and traffic of metropolitan Phoenix, Native American rock art offers mute testimony that another civilization once thrived in the Arizona desert. In the city's South Mountains, prehispanic peoples pecked thousands of images into the mountains' boulders and outcroppings—images that today's hikers can encounter with every bend in the trail. Todd Bostwick, an archaeologist who has studied the Hohokam for more than twenty years, and Peter Krocek, a professional photographer with a passion for archaeology, have combed the South Mountains to locate nearly all of the ancient petroglyphs found in the canyons and ridges. Their years of learning the landscape and investigating the ancient designs have resulted in a book that explores this wealth of prehistoric rock art within its natural and cultural contexts, revealing what these carvings might mean, how they got there, and when they were made. Landscape of the Spirits is the first book to cover these ancient images and is one of the most comprehensive treatments of a rock art location ever published. It conveys the range of different rock art elements and compositions found in the South Mountains—animals, humans, and geometric shapes, as well as celestial and calendrical markings at key sites—through accurate descriptions, drawings, and photographs. Interpretations of the petroglyphs are based on Native American ethnographic accounts and consider the most recent theories concerning shamanism and archaeoastronomy. Written in a simple and accessible style, Landscape of the Spirits is an indispensable volume for anyone exploring the South Mountains, and for rock art enthusiasts everywhere who wish to broaden their understanding of the prehistoric world. It is both an authoritative overview of these ancient wonders and an unprecedented benchmark in southwestern rock art research at a single geographic location.
