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The petroglyphs and pictographs of Missouri / / Carol Diaz-Granados and James R. Duncan



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Autore: Diaz-Granados Carol <1943-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The petroglyphs and pictographs of Missouri / / Carol Diaz-Granados and James R. Duncan Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , 2000
©2000
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (355 p.)
Disciplina: 977.801
Soggetto topico: Indians of North America - Missouri - Antiquities
Petroglyphs - Missouri
Rock paintings - Missouri
Soggetto geografico: Missouri Antiquities
Persona (resp. second.): DuncanJames Richard <1942->
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Background -- The natural environment -- Methods -- Analyses of Missouri's rock art -- Interpretation -- Conclusion.
Sommario/riassunto: Images on rocks depicting birds, serpents, deer, and other designs are haunting reminders of prehistoric peoples. This book documents Missouri's rich array of petroglyphs and pictographs, analyzing the many aspects of these rock carvings and paintings to show how such representations of ritual activities can enhance our understanding of Native American culture. Missouri is a particularly important site for rock art because it straddles the Plains, the Ozarks, and the Southeast. Carol Diaz-Granados and James Duncan have established a model for analyzing this rock art as archaeolog
Titolo autorizzato: The petroglyphs and pictographs of Missouri  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8173-8462-6
0-585-33199-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910811066203321
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