Making Pictures in Stone: American Indian Rock Art of the Northeast First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Lenik, Edward J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 081735509X ISBN-13: 9780817355098 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Prehistoric & Primitive - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
Dewey: 709.011 |
LCCN: 2008014002 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Prehistoric |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A full range of rock art appearances, including dendroglyphs, pictographs, and a selection of portable rock objects The Indians of northeastern North America are known to us primarily through reports and descriptions written by European explorers, clergy, and settlers, and through archaeological evidence. An additional invaluable source of information is the interpretation of rock art images and their relationship to native peoples for recording practical matters or information, as expressions of their legends and spiritual traditions, or as simple doodling or graffiti. The images in this book connect us directly to the Indian peoples of the Northeast, mainly Algonkian tribes inhabiting eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland and the lower Potomac River Valley, New York, New Jersey, the six New EnglandStates, and Atlantic Canada. Lenik provides a full range of rock art appearances in the study area, including some dendroglyphs, pictographs, and a selection of portable rock objects. By providing a full analysis and synthesis of the data, including the types and distribution of the glyphs, and interpretations of their meaning to the native peoples, Lenik reveals a wealth of new information on the culture and lifeways of the Indians of the Northeast. |