Social Science Native American Studies
Plains Indian Rock Art
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press, UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2001
- Category
- Native American Studies
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780295980942
- Publish Date
- Aug 2001
- List Price
- $44.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774808576
- Publish Date
- Aug 2001
- List Price
- $44.95
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Description
Archaeologists James Keyser and Michael Klassen show us the origins, diversity, and beauty of Plains rock art. The seemingly endless variety of images include humans, animals, weapons, masks, mazes, handprints, finger lines, geometric and abstract forms, tally marks, hoofprints, and the wavy lines and starbursts that humans universally associate with trancelike states. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
James D. Keyser is Pacific Northwest Regional Archaeologist for the US Forest Service and the author of Indian Rock Art of the Columbia Plateau. Michael A. Klassen is a consulting archaeologist and researcher in British Columbia.