Indian Rock Art
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Indian Rock Art
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Author : Shyam Kumar Pandey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Indian Rock Art written by Shyam Kumar Pandey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Art categories.
Indian Rock Art And Its Global Context
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Author : Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Release Date : 1997
Indian Rock Art And Its Global Context written by Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Art, Prehistoric categories.
This is a unique volume in the history of rock art studies, meant at once for the advanced scholar, serious student and the curious but conscientious layman, co-authored by K.K. Chakravarty and R.G. Bednarik, who co-chaired the Rock Art session of the World Archaeological Congress 3 at Delhi in 1994. It is a synoptic but comprehensive survey, illustrated by 221 photographs and sketches, including 172 photographs in colour. The two scholars have not only described the latest state of research on rock art, but also transported rock art studies into the realm of interdisciplinary, inter-cultural analysis. Buttressed by an indicative map of the rock art regions, a list of major up to date direct dating results on rock art, a glossary of keywords related to spatial, temporal, technological, managerial categories, and an index, this volume blends precise, dispassionate descriptions with eloquent evocations. It blends conclusions distilled from rigorous, hard headed field research with penetrating criticism and assessment of the evidence. It combines a ruthless brevity and density with extraordinary felicity and clarity of language. Above all, it is an wonderful attempt at dealing with the problems of understanding, which dog human attempts to comprehend the meaning and shape of human creativity.
Plains Indian Rock Art
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Author : James D. Keyser
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2016-06-01
Plains Indian Rock Art written by James D. Keyser and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-01 with Social Science categories.
The Plains region that stretches from northern Colorado to southern Alberta and from the Rockies to the western Dakotas is the land of the Cheyenne and the Blackfeet, the Crow and the Sioux. Its rolling grasslands and river valleys have nurtured human cultures for thousands of years. On cave walls, glacial boulders, and riverside cliffs, native people recorded their ceremonies, vision quests, battles, and daily activities in the petroglyphs and pictographs they incised, pecked, or painted onto the stone surfaces. In this vast landscape, some rock art sites were clearly intended for communal use; others just as clearly mark the occurrence of a private spiritual encounter. Elders often used rock art, such as complex depictions of hunting, to teach traditional knowledge and skills to the young. Other sites document the medicine powers and brave deeds of famous warriors. Some Plains rock art goes back more than 5,000 years; some forms were made continuously over many centuries. Archaeologists James Keyser and Michael Klassen show us the origins, diversity, and beauty of Plains rock art. The seemingly endless variety of images include humans, animals of all kinds, weapons, masks, mazes, handprints, finger lines, geometric and abstract forms, tally marks, hoofprints, and the wavy lines and starbursts that humans universally associate with trancelike states. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions.
Rock Art Of India
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Author : Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Rock Art Of India written by Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Art, Prehistoric categories.
Indian Rock Art Of The Southwest
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Author : Polly Schaafsma
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 1986
Indian Rock Art Of The Southwest written by Polly Schaafsma and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Art categories.
The comprehensive book on Indian petroglyphs in the Southwest.
American Indian Rock Art
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
American Indian Rock Art written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Lines On Stone
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Author : Erwin Neumayer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Lines On Stone written by Erwin Neumayer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Art categories.
Picture Rocks
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Author : Edward J. Lenik
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 2002
Picture Rocks written by Edward J. Lenik and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Art categories.
Located along rivers, at the edges of lakes, on mountain boulders, in rock shelters, on rock ledges where the continent meets the ocean, and tucked into parks and public places, American Indian rock art offers tantilizing glimpses of the signs and symbols of a Native American culture. Picture Rocks documents all known permanent petroglyph and pictograph sites from the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the six New England states, New York, and New Jersey. Some sites are subject to disputes over their origins—Indian or Portuguese? Some are ancient, and others, such as the work of the Mi’kmaq, were executed in the past 200 years. Many of these sites are little known; others, like those at Bellows Falls, Vermont, are sources of great local pride and appear on city walking tours. Interspersing his own interpretations with comments from scholars and Native American storytellers, Edward J. Lenik provides a definitive look at an extraordinary art form. Two hundred illustrations include historic sketches by early Euro-American colonists, nineteenth-century photographs, and recent photographs and drawings of the current conditions of many sites.
Indian Rock Art Of The Columbia Plateau
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Author : James D. Keyser
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2016-06-01
Indian Rock Art Of The Columbia Plateau written by James D. Keyser and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-01 with Art categories.
From the river valleys of interior British Columbia south to the hills of northern Oregon and east to the continental divide in western Montana, hundreds of cliffs and boulders display carved and painted designs created by ancient artists who inhabited this area, the Columbia Plateau, as long as seven thousand years ago. Expressing a vital social and spiritual dimension in the lives of these hunter-gathers, rock art captivates us with its evocative power and mystery. At once an irreplaceable yet fragile cultural resource, it documents Native histories, customs, and visions through thousands of years. This valuable reference and guidebook addresses basic questions of what petroglyphs and pictographs are, how they were produced, and how archaeologists classify and date them. James Keyser identifies five regions on the Columbia Plateau, each with its own variant of the rock art style identifiable as belonging exclusively to the region. He describes for each region the setting and scope of the rock art along with its design characteristics and possible meaning. Through line drawings, photographs, and detailed maps he provides a guide to the sites where rock art can be viewed. In western Montana, rock art motifs express the ritualistic seeking of a spirit helper from the natural world. In interior British Columbia, rayed arcs above the heads of human figures demonstrate possession of a guardian spirit. Twin figures on the central Columbia Plateau reveal another belief--the special power of twins--and hunting scenes celebrate success of the chase. The grimacing evocative face of Tsagiglalal, in lower Columbia pictographs, testifies to the Plateau Indians’ “death cult” response to the European diseases that decimated their villages between 1700 and 1840. On the southeastern Plateau, images of horse-back riders mark the adoption, after 1700 of the equestrian and cultural habits of the northwestern Great Plains Indians. Despite geographic differences in emphasis, similarities in design and technique link the drawings of all five regions. Human figures, animals depicting numerous species on the Plateau, geometric motifs, mysterious beings, and tally marks, whether painted or carved, appear throughout the Columbia Plateau.
Storied Stone
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Author : Linea Sundstrom
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2004
Storied Stone written by Linea Sundstrom and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Social Science categories.
Provides a look at the history of the Black Hills country over the last ten thousand years through rock art, which illustrates the rich oral traditions, religious beliefs, and sacred places of the Lakota, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Mandan, and Hidatsa Indians who once lived there. Original