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| Rock Art in an Indigenous Landscape : From Atlantic Canada to Chesapeake Bay
ISBN: 9780817393625
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / University of Alabama Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Fine Arts; History;
Examines a host of rock art sites from Nova Scotia to Maryland
Rock art, petroglyphs, and pictographs have been made by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Images have been found on bedrock, cliff faces, ridge tops, and boulders and in rock shelters. Some rock surfaces are covered with abstract and geometric designs such as concentric circles, zigzag lines, grids, and cross-hatched and ladder-like patterns. Others depict humans, footprints and handprints, mammals, serpents, and mythic creatures. All were meticulously pecked, incised or painted. This ancient art form connects us to Native Americans' past, traditions, world views, and sacred places.
Rock Art in an Indigenous Landscape: From Atlantic Canada to Chesapeake Bay is the culmination of the research of preeminent rock art scholar Edward J. Lenik. Here, he profiles more than 64 examples of rock art in varied locations from Nova Scotia to Maryland. Chapters are organized geographically and lead the reader through coastal sites, rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, and upland sites.
Lenik discusses the rock art examples in the context of the indigenous landscape, noting the significance of the place of discovery. Coverage includes a meticulous description of the design or motif and suggestions of time frame, artist-makers, and interpretations. Where possible, indigenous views on the artifacts enrich the narrative. Other invaluable elements are a discussion of how to identify indigenous rock art; a glossary of rock art terms and features and archaeological culture periods; an up-to-date bibliography; and an appendix of a number of reported but unconfirmed petroglyph sites in the regions.
Edward J. Lenik is president and principal investigator of Sheffield Archaeological Consultants and an authority on rock art in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. He is author of Picture Rocks: American Indian Rock Art in the Northeast Woodlands ; Making Pictures in Stone: American Indian Rock Art of the Northeast ; and Amulets, Effigies, Fetishes, and Charms: Native American Artifacts and Spirit Stones from the Northeast.
Nancy L. Gibbs is an artist, writer, and rock art researcher. She is a longtime collaborator and coauthor of Edward J. Lenik. |
