Western United States - History - General & Miscellaneous, North America - History - General & Miscellaneous, Prehistoric Art, U.S. - West - General & Miscellaneous - Antiquities, U.S. - Southwest - Antiquities, Native North American Peoples - Anthropolog

Images in Stone

Name: Images in Stone
Author: David Muench
ISBN: 9781563134425

by Schaafsma, Polly, Muench, David

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The rock art panels of North America have for too long been treated as mere artifacts, their aesthetic power and beauty not completely appreciated by those who have never visited the sites. In pursuit of this often hidden photographic subject, David Muench has searched the American southwest. The superb reproductions convey this art in the manner of a fine museum portfolio.

Anthropologist Polly Schaafsma's introduction and text provide background on the people who created the art and the world they inhabited. This comprehensive survey of rock art of America's ancient civilizations staggers the beholder in its beauty and absorbing interest.

This comprehensive survey of the rock art of America's ancient civilizations staggers the beholder in its majesty and beauty. Anthropologist Polly Schaafsma's text provides in-depth background on the people who created the art and their world. Muench's superb photographs convey the excitement of these extraordinary images.

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Presents Muench's beautiful photos of the petroglyphs and pictographs chipped, chiseled, and painted in prehistoric and historic times onto boulders and rock walls in the Southwest and in California, Baja California, and the Columbia River gorge. Anthropologist Polly Schaafsma provides an introductory essay and commentary on the background of the people who created the rock art and the world they inhabited. References, an index, and perhaps a few maps would have extended the value of this reference. 12x12.5" Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)