Showcases the wealth of new research on sacred imagery found in 12 states and 4 Canadian provinces.In archaeology; rock-artmdash;any long-lasting marking made on a natural surfacemdash;is similar to material culture (pottery and tools) because it provides a record of human activity and ideology at that site. Petroglyphs; pictographs; and dendroglyphs (tree carvings) have been discovered and recorded throughout the eastern woodlands of North America on boulders; bluffs; and trees; in caves and in rock shelters. These cultural remnants scattered on the landscape can tell us much about the belief systems of the inhabitants that left them behind.The Rock-Art of Eastern North America brings together 20 papers from recent research at sites in eastern North America; where humidity and the actions of weather; including acid rain; can be very damaging over time. Contributors to this volume range from professional archaeologists and art historians to avocational archaeologists; including a surgeon; a lawyer; two photographers; and an aerospace engineer. They present information; drawings; and photographs of sites ranging from the Seven Sacred Stones in Iowa to the Bald Friar Petroglyphs of Maryland and from the Lincoln Rise Site in Tennessee to the Nisula Site in Quebec.Discussions of the significance of artist gender; the relationship of rock-art to mortuary caves; and the suggestive link to the peopling of the continent are particularly notable contributions. Discussions include the history; ethnography; recording methods; dating; and analysis of the subject sites and integrate these with the known archaeological data.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not as goodBy AJYour money is better spent buying the Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards book. This has good info in it; but its too small and I hate trying to flip through it.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Condensed but slightly diluted version if times savers standardsBy John C. RosenbergerThis is a great pocket sized guide to landscape arch standards. Some information is a little vague; but that will happen when you reduce a 1000+ page manual (times savers) into a 100+ page guidebook.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Not very usefulBy Tristan HeberleinI bought this book with the hopes of having a reference that would limit my hours of google research and talking to other designers to try to find answers to common design issues. But for some reason; it seems to have all the information Im not looking for; and none of the information Im actually looking for! Buy Time Saver Standards instead. Its heavier and more expensive; but much more complete.