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David S. Whitley

A Guide to Rock Art Sites: Southern California and Southern Nevada Paperback – October 1, 1996

by David S. Whitley (Author)

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This unique full-color field guide is essential not only for the visitors to any of the 38 sites covered but also for anyone who seeks to understand why shamans in the Far West created rock art and what they sought to depict. As one of North America's foremost authorities on prehistoric art, Whitley is on the cutting edge of dating and interpreting the images as well as describing the cultures that created them.

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224 pages
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English
Publisher

Mountain Pr
Publication date

October 1, 1996
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5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-10

087842332X
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978-0878423323
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This rock art book ROCKS!

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2010

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I have read dozens of Southwest rock art & ruins books. The author is a PHD with decades of experience performing rock art research and teaching on the subject. This book is much more than a guide to rock art sites, in fact that is the weakest part of the book in my opinion. I only say weakest, because there are not that many sites that looked that interesting to visit to me in the book, and many of the more interesting sites require a guide or a tour scheduled months in advance. HOWEVER, I have been spoiled living in Arizona and having been to around hundred rock art sites in the Four Corners area that you can explore on your own, which is a lot more fun than going on a tour with 20-40 others where you have to stay on a trail which is often 50 to more than 100' away from the rock art. What is so great about the book is what Whitley writes on the research done on rock art sites around the world, the dating methods used and how studies have shown that many of the images probably have entoptic origins. His latest work goes into much more details about the history of dating rock art and some of the problems that arose in the dating methods he promoted in this book, Cave Paintings and the Human Spirit: The Origin of Creativity and Belief Overall, I found the book very fascinating.

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Not a stand alone

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2015

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This book describes rock art sites. It does not tell you were they're located. I get the reason -- to protect the rock art, you have to get a permit from the BLM office and they give you a map (I think the permit is really only about you feeling more accountable for not mistreating the rock art), but I'll be going through an area with rock art on a Sunday. BLM offices aren't open on Sundays, so even with this book, I'd have no idea where to go (except I finally found GPS coordinates buried online). You'll have to invest more time to find the rock art if you aren't at a BLM office during business hours. Once you find them, this book will help enrich your experience. I'm happy they're being protected, so extra work is worth it to me. If you really want coordinates, you'll need to look for an older book.

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Mirus

A must-have field guide

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2008

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This is a GREAT book to have if you have any interest in petroglyphs. Whitley lays out a plausible and well supported theory for what they mean and how they came about (keep that in mind the next time those interpretative park rangers tell you no one knows what they mean).

This is a very pretty book, in the best sense. Thee pictures of the sites are very good, and detailed driving/hiking directions and clear maps are given to get to the sites. They vary from easy to quite challenging. Pretty much all of the major sites inthe US Southwest are covered.

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Sarah Durand Lathers

The Perfect Field Guide

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2016

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This book is absolutely fantastic! I've had it for 2 years now and have successfully visited over half of the sites listed. Keep in mind that the book was written two decades ago, so some roads/areas have changed. On a whole, a fantastic tool for hunting down rock art!

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Ken Danley

This is a Good Book

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2013

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I like this book. It is easy to use with pretty good directions to the listed sites. I grew up in southern California and I had no idea of several of the sites listed in this book.

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Tony Owen

Covers material I was hoping for.

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2013

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Found this book most informative regarding why Rock Art was made, by whom (mostly), and what the symbolizm probably means. The meaning are much different than one might ascribe to such, when uninformed.
Covers sites that I have been to, so information has a personal meaning.

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Angler2

Awesome book

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2013

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Pretty cool book, good directions and reading material inside. Has a lot of info on various tribes and is well thought out.

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