| The Rock Art of Ometepe Island, Nicaragua: Motif classification, quantification, and regional comparisons Contributor(s): Baker, Suzanne M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1407305603 ISBN-13: 9781407305608 Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd OUR PRICE: $73.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Prehistoric & Primitive - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 709.011 |
| LCCN: 2010444046 |
| Series: Bar S |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (1.34 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Prehistoric |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Paris Monographs in American Archaeology 25 This study presents a motif classification, quantification, and regional comparisons for engraved rock art from the Maderas Volcano on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. Maderas has the largest concentration of petroglyphs thus far reported in Central America. A formal analysis was conducted, which included construction of a typology for, then quantitative analysis of motifs found on over 700 boulders - only a portion of that known to exist on the island. |