Download or read book Our Historic Desert written by Diana Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book La Rumorosa Rock Art Along the Border written by Donald F. Liponi and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic and professional archaeologic survey of the La Rumorosa rock art style. Nearly all of the half, full page and double page photographs have never been published previously. The text is contributed by regional archaeologists who add context to the images.
Download or read book The Cave Paintings of Baja California written by and published by Sunbelt Natural History Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Cave Paintings ofBaja California is a dramatic personal account of harry Crosby's serach for, and discovery of, the prehistoric rock art hidden in caves and overhangs in the remorte mountains of Baja California. ..."front flap.
Download or read book Prehistoric Rock Paintings in Baja California written by Clement Woodward Meighan and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dawn of Art written by Jean-Marie Chauvet and published by . This book was released on 1996-03-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text, written by the three discoverers, provides a stirring account of the discovery of Chauvet Cave and the oldest known paintings in the world.
Download or read book African Rock Art written by David Coulson and published by Harry N Abrams B.V.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains more than two hundred photographs of Africa's rock art, coupled with historical and interpretive analyses, compiled to raise public awareness of the variety, importance, and frailty of these works.
Download or read book The White Shaman Mural written by Carolyn E. Boyd and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folded plate (1 leaf, 39 x 61 cm, folded to 19 x 16 cm) in pocket.
Download or read book Ritual Landscapes and Borders within Rock Art Research written by Heidrun Stebergløkken and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ritual landscapes and borders are recurring themes running through Professor Kalle Sognnes' long research career. This anthology contains 13 articles written by colleagues from his broad network in appreciation of his many contributions to the field of rock art research.
Download or read book Prehistoric Rock Art written by Paul G. Bahn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world.
Download or read book Rock Art of the Lower Pecos written by Carolyn E. Boyd and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boyd seed a way that hunter-gatherer artists expressed their belief systems; provided a mechanism for social and environmental adaptation; and acted as agents in the social, economic, and ideological affairs of the community. She offers detailed information gleaned from the art regarding the nature of the Lower Pecos cosmos, ritual practices involving the use of sacramental and medicinal plants, and hunter-gatherer lifeways.
Download or read book Kumeyaay Ethnobotany written by Michael Wilken-Robertson and published by Sunbelt Publications. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years, the Kumeyaay people of northern Baja California and southern California made their homes in the diverse landscapes of the region, interacting with native plants and continuously refining their botanical knowledge. Today, many Kumeyaay Indians in the far-flung ranches of Baja California carry on the traditional knowledge and skills for transforming native plants into food, medicine, arts, tools, regalia, construction materials, and ceremonial items. Kumeyaay Ethnobotany explores the remarkable interdependence between native peoples and native plants of the Californias through in-depth descriptions of 47 native plants and their uses, lively narratives, and hundreds of vivid photographs. It connects the archaeological and historical record with living cultures and native plant specialists who share their ever-relevant wisdom for future generations. Book jacket.
Download or read book Rock Art of the Owens Valley written by Bill Petry and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to Rock Art Sites of the Owens Valley
Download or read book Images in Stone written by David Muench and published by Browntrout Pub. This book was released on 1995 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Earth Pigments and Paint of the California Indians written by Paul Douglas Campbell and published by Sunbelt Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This subject is brought together and treated in depth for the first time. Drawing on the best scholarship of others and extensive personal research, the author uncovers the technology and the significance of paint in early Native California. Hundreds of rare photographs parallel the text. Many are of painted 19th century Indians. Others in full color depict an array of ochre-covered artifacts. Images from walls of remote caves transport the reader to a California long past and little known.
Download or read book The Archaeology of Underwater Caves written by Peter B. Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to explore past use of submerged cave sites. Featuring chapters by authors such as Jean Clottes, Nic Flemming, and Dan Lenihan, and a foreword by George Bass, it offers a global review of the understudied archaeology of underwater caves, covering archaeological discoveries in springs, sinkholes, cenotes, and sea caves.
