- Paperback: 393 pages
- Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; Reprint edition (July 1 1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0826309135
- ISBN-13: 978-0826309136
- Product Dimensions: 2.6 x 2 x 0.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,909,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This comprehensive view of carvings and paintings on stone by Native Americans from 200 B.C. through the nineteenth century surveys the rock art of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, northern Mexico, and west Texas, providing an incomparable visual record of Southwest Indian culture, religion, and society.
Rock carvings and paintings are important sources in the archaeological and historical interpretation of Southwest Indians. Rock art reflects the cosmic and mythic orientation of the culture that produced it, and understanding of prehistoric peoples, both hunters and gatherers and the Hohokam, Anasazi, Mogollon, and Fremont cultures, and the Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache Indians. Culturally significant events such as the shift in prehistoric times from spear and atlatl to the bow, or, in the historic period, the introduction of the horse into the Southwest, are recorded in rock art.
The illustrations--thirty-two color plates, nearly 250 photographs, and numerous line drawings--bring together in one volume petroglyphs and rock paintings that are scattered over thousands of miles of desert and mesa, giving the reader an overview of Indian rock art that would be nearly impossible to achieve in the field.
Indian Rock Art of the Southwest examines from an archaeological perspective the rich legacy of stone drawings and carvings preserved throughout the Southwest. Professional and amateur archaeologists and historians, as well as the general reader with an interest in Indian art, will find this volume a valuable resource.
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The comprehensive book on Indian petroglyphs in the Southwest.
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Its a great book for the rock art enthusiast.,
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This review is from: Indian Rock Art of the Southwest (Paperback)
Polly's book is great in that it tells not only about the rock art and the styles but also tells about the cultures that have created it. I have a small rock art tour company in central Utah, and have read both this book and Rock Art of Utah. They are both great and have been a great help to me in my field.
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Its a great book for the rock art enthusiast.,
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This review is from: Indian Rock Art of the Southwest (Paperback)
Polly's book is great in that it tells not only about the rock art and the styles but also tells about the cultures that have created it. I have a small rock art tour company in central Utah, and have read both this book and Rock Art of Utah. They are both great and have been a great help to me in my field.
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Indian Rock Art Paintings,
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This was the perfect book for my studies of early american indian art.Many color plates makes it much easier to examine the actual art pieces. Text is informative and complete. Great book for anyone interested in this specific subject or Art in early America./tb
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I read and used this book extensively in the late 1980's for my work and studies. I lost it years ago and have missed it many times since then. I am purchasing again now as I find I cannot be without it for references. A+++
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