A01=Edward J. Lenik
Author_Edward J. Lenik
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Product details
- ISBN 9780817355098
- Weight: 455g
- Dimensions: 154 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 25 Nov 2008
- Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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 England States, 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.
Edward J. Lenik is a Registered Professional Archaeologist for Sheffield Archaeological Consultants, Wayne, New Jersey.
