A01=Lawrence L Loendorf
archaeological synthesis
art
Author_Lawrence L Loendorf
Basalt Dikes
Bighorn Sheep
Canyon Maneuver Site
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central
Central High Plains
CR Date
Dew Claws
Diversification Period
Early Archaic
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ethnographic analogy
figures
Glacial Erratic Boulders
Heart Line
high
High Plains
indigenous symbolism
Late Archaic
Middle Archaic
Oversize Figures
panel
panels
petroglyph
Petroglyph Panel
plains
Plains archaeology
prehistoric iconography
prehistoric rock art interpretation
Pueblo Ii Period
rock
Rock Art
Rock Art Images
Rock Art Panels
Rock Art Sites
Rock Art Styles
Sangre De Cristo Mountains
site analysis methods
sites
Southeastern Colorado
Tool Grooves
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781598741513
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Oct 2008
- Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This volume is the first summary and synthesis of the rock art of the American High Plains, from Archaic times to the historic period. Even more, it presents an engaging combination of Plains archaeology, rock art sites, and holistic archaeological research. This refreshing approach to rock art studies reminds us that archaeologists glean information from the whole site and everything that may have occurred there, rather than simply focusing on the images on stone. Clues to understanding rock art can be found in other images, in associated artifacts, and in ethnographic analogy. Archaeologists are shown how rock art integrates with other materials available for study. With each page, the reader will be engaged in a compelling, and comprehensive story that focuses equally on the art and the archaeology of the prehistoric plains.
Lawrence Loendorf is an anthropologist and archaeologist whose research focuses on the North American intermountain west, ethnography, traditional cultural properties, and rock art. He currently directs a project to document the petroglyph sites on the hogback at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeastern Colorado. Recent books include: Ancient Visions: Petroglyphs and Pictographs of the Wind River and Bighorn Country, Wyoming and Montana. University of Utah Press (with Julie Francis); Restoring a Presence: American Indians and Yellowstone National Park. University of Oklahoma Press (with Peter Nabokov); and Mountain Spirit: The Sheep Eater Indians of Yellowstone. University of Utah Press (with Nancy Medaris Stone).
