Author: Harlan Ingersoll Smith
Publisher: Geological Survey
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Author: Harlan I. Smith
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 195

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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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Pages : 1040

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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 616

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Author: National Museum of Canada
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Author: Harlan Ingersoll 1872-1940 Smith
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014900319
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Languages : en
Pages : 206

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Category : America
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Pages : 308

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Author: American Historical Association
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Author: James D. Keyser
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295806842
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 345

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The Plains region that stretches from northern Colorado to southern Alberta and from the Rockies to the western Dakotas is the land of the Cheyenne and the Blackfeet, the Crow and the Sioux. Its rolling grasslands and river valleys have nurtured human cultures for thousands of years. On cave walls, glacial boulders, and riverside cliffs, native people recorded their ceremonies, vision quests, battles, and daily activities in the petroglyphs and pictographs they incised, pecked, or painted onto the stone surfaces. In this vast landscape, some rock art sites were clearly intended for communal use; others just as clearly mark the occurrence of a private spiritual encounter. Elders often used rock art, such as complex depictions of hunting, to teach traditional knowledge and skills to the young. Other sites document the medicine powers and brave deeds of famous warriors. Some Plains rock art goes back more than 5,000 years; some forms were made continuously over many centuries. Archaeologists James Keyser and Michael Klassen show us the origins, diversity, and beauty of Plains rock art. The seemingly endless variety of images include humans, animals of all kinds, weapons, masks, mazes, handprints, finger lines, geometric and abstract forms, tally marks, hoofprints, and the wavy lines and starbursts that humans universally associate with trancelike states. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions.