Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Rock art symbols of the greater Southwest / A Field guide to rock art symbols of the greater Southwest / [compiled by] Alex Patterson - Boulder : Johnson Books, c1992. - xv, 256 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-242) and index.

Introduction: The meaning of rock art ; Dating rock art ; Rock art style ; Authors cited ; Rock art site manners ; How to use field guide --
Finder: humanlike --
Finder: animallike --
Finder: abstract --
Alphabetical index by ascribed meaning plus related symbol description --
Alphabetical index by symbol description plus related ascribed meaning --
Rock art symbols --
General location of rock art sites: Arizona ; California/ Nevada ; Colorado/ Utah ; New Mexico ; Texas/ Mexico --
Directions to 18 rock art sites in national parks, state parks, and areas for public viewing --
Recommended reading --
Organizations to join and events to attend.

A key to the interpretation of rock art of the American Southwest, providing descriptions and illustrations of rock art symbols, along with their ascribed meanings, and including general and specific information on rock art sites.

1555660916 :

9781555660918

92000883


Indians of North America--Antiquities--Southwest, New--Guidebooks
Rock paintings--Southwest, New--Guidebooks


Southwest, New--Antiquities--Guidebooks

E78.S7 / F54 1992

979.01 Roc 48