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Discovering North American Rock Art

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Rock paintings and carvings are found across North America from the south to Canada, and have led to many studies and regional distinctions. Finally here's a title to pull it all together: a scholarly college-level discussion of the extent of North American rock art research which examines sites from the different regions and draws together different approaches to rock art studies. Even more important, DISCOVERING NORTH AMERICAN ROCK ART contrasts changing perceptions on rock art styles and history and will reach both students of archaeology, Native American studies and primitive art history with its newfound insights.

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Lawrence L. Loendorf, Christopher Chippindale, and David S. Whitley, Discovering North American Rock Art explores the history of rock art on a continental scale, from the plains of Canada to caves in the southeastern United States. A wide variety of essays by learned authors discuss the significance of rock art from varying locales, critical reviews of rock art from fertility shrines to sacred landscapes, discussions of what rock art reveals of North American prehistory, and much more. A scholarly compilation, sparsely illustrated with black-and-white maps, photographs, and representations of sample rock art, Discovering North American Rock Art is a superb scrutiny especially recommended for students and art historians interested in North American Archaeology and Native American Studies, as well as this ancient and enduring form of artistic human expression.