The Rock-art Of Eastern North America: Capturing Images And Insight
by Johannes H.N. Loubser /
2004 / English / PDF
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Showcases the wealth of new research on sacred imagery found
in 12 states and 4 Canadian provinces.
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 much
about the belief systems of the inhabitants that left them
behind.
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 much
about the belief systems of the inhabitants that left them
behind.The Rock-Art of Eastern North America
The Rock-Art of Eastern North America brings together 20
papers from recent research at sites in eastern North America,
where humidity and the actions of weather, including acid rain,
can be very damaging over time. Contributors to this volume
range from professional archaeologists and art historians to
avocational archaeologists, including a surgeon, a lawyer, two
photographers, and an aerospace engineer. They present
information, drawings, and photographs of sites ranging from
the Seven Sacred Stones in Iowa to the Bald Friar Petroglyphs
of Maryland and from the Lincoln Rise Site in Tennessee to the
Nisula Site in Quebec.
brings together 20
papers from recent research at sites in eastern North America,
where humidity and the actions of weather, including acid rain,
can be very damaging over time. Contributors to this volume
range from professional archaeologists and art historians to
avocational archaeologists, including a surgeon, a lawyer, two
photographers, and an aerospace engineer. They present
information, drawings, and photographs of sites ranging from
the Seven Sacred Stones in Iowa to the Bald Friar Petroglyphs
of Maryland and from the Lincoln Rise Site in Tennessee to the
Nisula Site in Quebec.
Discussions of the significance of artist gender, the
relationship of rock-art to mortuary caves, and the suggestive
link to the peopling of the continent are particularly notable
contributions. Discussions include the history, ethnography,
recording methods, dating, and analysis of the subject sites
and integrate these with the known archaeological data.
Discussions of the significance of artist gender, the
relationship of rock-art to mortuary caves, and the suggestive
link to the peopling of the continent are particularly notable
contributions. Discussions include the history, ethnography,
recording methods, dating, and analysis of the subject sites
and integrate these with the known archaeological data.