Reading Rock Art
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Reading Rock Art
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Author : Grace Rajnovich
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2002-02-25
Reading Rock Art written by Grace Rajnovich and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-25 with Art categories.
More than 400 rock paintings adorn the Canadian Shield from Quebec, across Ontario and as far west as Saskatchewan. The pictographs are the legacy of the Algonkian-speaking Cree and Ojibway, whose roots may extend to the beginnings of human occupancy in the region almost 10,000 years ago. Archaeologist Grace Rajnovich spent fourteen years of field research uncovering a multitude of clues as to the meanings of the paintings. She has written a text which is unique in its ability to "see" the paintings from a traditional native viewpoint. Skilfully weaving the imagery, metaphors and traditions of the Cree and Ojibway, the author has recaptured the poetry and wisdom of an ancient culture. Chief Willie Wilson of the Rainy River Band considers Grace’s work "innovative and original."
Rock Art
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Author : Janette Deacon
language : en
Publisher: Rainbow Reading Archeology
Release Date : 2009-02-26
Rock Art written by Janette Deacon and has been published by Rainbow Reading Archeology this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-26 with Africa, Southern categories.
This information book tells the reader about rock art, and southern African rock art in particular. It uses many clear photographs to show learners lots of examples of rock art, including paintings and engravings. The book tells the reader what rock art is, who made it, when it was made and how it is studied. It encourages readers to think about how to interpret the pictures and looks at how archaeologists have interpreted rock art.
War Stories
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Author : James D. Keyser
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2023-05-12
War Stories written by James D. Keyser and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-12 with Social Science categories.
Plains Indian biographic rock art can be “read” by those knowledgeable in its lexicon. Presented is a lexicon of imagery, conventions, and symbols used by Plains Indians to communicate their warfare and social narratives. The reader is introduced to Plains Indian “warrior” art in all media, biographic art as picture writing is explained, and the lexicon is described, providing a pictographic “dictionary,” and explains conventions and connotations. Finally, it illustrates four key examples of how these narratives are read by the observer. Familiarity with the lexicon will enable interested scholars and laypersons to understand what are otherwise enigmatic rock art drawings found from Calgary, Alberta through ten U.S. states, and into the Mexican state of Coahuila.
Narratives And Journeys In Rock Art A Reader
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Author : George Nash
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-11-19
Narratives And Journeys In Rock Art A Reader written by George Nash and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-19 with Social Science categories.
Why publish a Reader? Today, it is relatively easy and convenient to switch on your computer and download an academic paper. However, as many scholars have experienced, historic references are difficult to access. Moreover, some are now lost and are merely references in later papers. This can be frustrating.
Reading Rock Art Interpreting The Indian Rock Paintings Of The Canadian Shield
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Reading Rock Art Interpreting The Indian Rock Paintings Of The Canadian Shield written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
More than 400 rock paintings adorn the Canadian Shield from Quebec, across Ontario and as far west as Saskatchewan. The pictographs are the legacy of the Algonkian-speaking Cree and Ojibway, whose roots may extend to the beginnings of human occupancy in the region almost 10,000 years ago. Archaeologist Grace Rajnovich spent fourteen years of field research uncovering a multitude of clues as to the meanings of the paintings. She has written a text which is unique in its ability to "see" the paintings from a traditional native viewpoint. Skilfully weaving the imagery, metaphors and traditions of the Cree and Ojibway, the author has recaptured the poetry and wisdom of an ancient culture. Chief Willie Wilson of the Rainy River Band considers Grace’s work "innovative and original."
Reading Rock Art
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Author : Grace Rajnovich
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2002-02-25
Reading Rock Art written by Grace Rajnovich and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-25 with Social Science categories.
More than 400 rock paintings adorn the Canadian Shield from Quebec to Saskatchewan, the legacy of the Algonkian-speaking Cree and Ojibwa.
Stories On Stone
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Author : Jennifer Owings Dewey
language : en
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
Release Date : 2012-10-01
Stories On Stone written by Jennifer Owings Dewey and has been published by StarWalk Kids Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Stories on Stone introduces young readers to the rich history and mystery of rock art in the Southwest. As a youngster growing up in the American Southwest, Jennifer Dewey became fascinated with the images she saw carved in stone years before by the area's natives. For this book, Dewey has produced original color drawings that vividly recreate the images painted and carved into rocks centuries ago. Dewey explores who the original artists were and what their rock art meant, introducing young readers to the beauty and mystery of these images and stories on stone.
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.
The Figured Landscapes Of Rock Art
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Author : George Nash
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004-04
The Figured Landscapes Of Rock Art written by George Nash and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04 with Art categories.
A companion to The Archaeology of Rock-Art (Cambridge 1998), this new collection edited by Christopher Chippindale and George Nash addresses the most important component around the rock-art panel - its landscape. The Figured Landscapes of Rock-Art draws together the work of many well-known scholars from key regions of the world for rock-art and for rock-art research. It provides a unique, broad and varied insight into the arrangement, location, and structure of rock-art and its place within the landscapes of ancient worlds as ancient people experienced them. Packed with illustrations, as befits a book about images, The Figured Landscapes of Rock-Art offers a visual as well as a literary key to the understanding of this most lovely and alluring of archaeological traces.
Handbook Of Rock Art Research
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Author : David S. Whitley
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2001
Handbook Of Rock Art Research written by David S. Whitley and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Art categories.
While there has always been a large public interest in ancient pictures painted or carved on stone, the archaeological study of rock art is in its infancy. But intensive amounts of research has revolutionized this field in the past decade. New methods of dating and analysis help to pinpoint the makers of these beautiful images, new interpretive models help us understand this art in relation to culture. Identification, conservation and management of rock art sites have become major issues in historical preservation worldwide. And the number of archaeologically attested sites has mushroomed. In this handbook, the leading researchers in the rock art area provide cogent, state-of-the-art summaries of the technical, interpretive, and regional advances in rock art research. The book offers a comprehensive, basic reference of current information on key topics over six continents for archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and rock art enthusiasts.
