" Rock Art of Kentucky is the first comprehensive documentation of the fragile remnants of Kentucky's prehistoric Native American rock art sites. Found in twenty-two of Kentucky's counties, these sites pan a period of more than three thousand years. The most frequent design elements in Kentucky rock art are engravings of the footprints of birds, quadrupeds, and humans. Other design elements include anthropomorphs, mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and abstract and geometric figures. Included in the book are stunning illustrations of the sixty confirmed sites and ten destroyed or questionable sites. In the thirty some years during which this information was collected, there has been an alarming deterioration of many of the sites. Ancient carvings have been destroyed by graffiti or have lost extensive detail because of climatic or environmental conditions, such as acid rain. Although all the Kentucky sites are officially listed on the National register of Historic Places, several no long exist or are at present inaccessible. In addition to making data available for the first time to the national and international archaeological community for further comparative and interpretive studies, Rock Art of Kentucky is also for nonspecialists interested in prehistoric Kentucky and Native American studies.
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Fred E. Coy, Jr., is a retired physician and lives in Louisville.
Tom C. Fuller has retired from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Larry G. Meadows is a local historian of the Red River region in Kentucky.
James L. Swauger is Curator Emeritus of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and lives in Pittsburgh. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Superb book of Native American Art,
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This review is from: Rock Art of Kentucky (Perspectives on Kentucky's Past) (Hardcover)
Any one interested in Native American Art must read this book.Has great pictures of rock art found in Kentucky.
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raising awareness and protecting our past,
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If you are interested in native american petroglyphs and want facts not fiction then this is the book for you. Dr. Coy's 30+ years of research are dutifully documented. Eastern US rock art has been overlooked and unappreciated by the general public for years. Dr. Coy's compilation of sites is extrodinary. Numerous photos, unbaised presentation and a passion for preserving our past make this book a must have.
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Archaeologists use the term "artifact" to describe the material remains of human activity by extinct cultures. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Native American, Red Bird River, Sparks Indian Rock House, Green River, Powell County, Turkey Rock, Burnt Ridge, United States, Asphalt Rock, High Rock, Nada Tunnel, Old Landing, Tar Springs, Amburgy Hollow, Lee County, Martin Fork, State Rock, Big Sinking Creek Turtle Rock, Carter Caves, Clay County, Jackson County, Mantle Rock, Slade Quadrangle, Cave Fork Hill, Crow Hollow New!
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Archaeologists use the term "artifact" to describe the material remains of human activity by extinct cultures. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Native American, Red Bird River, Sparks Indian Rock House, Green River, Powell County, Turkey Rock, Burnt Ridge, United States, Asphalt Rock, High Rock, Nada Tunnel, Old Landing, Tar Springs, Amburgy Hollow, Lee County, Martin Fork, State Rock, Big Sinking Creek Turtle Rock, Carter Caves, Clay County, Jackson County, Mantle Rock, Slade Quadrangle, Cave Fork Hill, Crow Hollow New!
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- The Red River by D.M. Thomas in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Petroglyphs of Ohio by James L. Swauger on page 148, and Back Matter
- in Back Matter
- Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (Classics in Smithsonian Anthropology) by Squire in Back Matter
- Cultural and Natural Areas of Native North America by A. L. Kroeber in Back Matter
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