Stone Effigies of the High Plains Hunters
Stone Effigies of the High Plains Hunters

Author: James Gaskins

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2019-09-17

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1684560772

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This text is meant to educate and help people with the identification of unusual stones fashioned by early man. Many of these stones are nothing short of true works of art, as you will see. In these pages are photographs and drawings of stones collected over thirty years, and four years to write this book—60,000 words and 318 photos and drawings to help you understand how ancient man used and really looked at a stone, and you will too. There's no book like this on earth!

Plains Indian Sculpture
Plains Indian Sculpture

Author: John Canfield Ewers

Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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"Shows examples of pipes, effigies, war clubs, bowls, spoons, and whistles, discusses themes and carving techniques, and looks at the place of these objects in the Indians' culture"--Amazon.com.

Stone by Stone
Stone by Stone

Author: Liz Bryan

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co

Published: 2015-06-24

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1772030503

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Stone by Stone takes readers on a fascinating journey across the short-grass prairie of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan in search of tangible evidence of the region’s ancient past—a civilization dating back at least twelve thousand years. In this revised and updated edition of her one-of-a-kind guidebook, author Liz Bryan explores archaeological sites that are accessible to today’s inquisitive travellers and provides enough detailed information, striking photographs, maps, and illustrations to satisfy any armchair archaeologist. With riveting insight and clarity, Bryan presents the stone effigies, cairns, medicine wheels, buffalo jumps, rock art, and remains of settlements scattered across this vast prairie, creating an invaluable resource for anyone who wishes to navigate these ancient sites and understand their significance.

American Indians
American Indians

Author: Harvey Markowitz

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780893567590

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This fully illustrated reference work examines American Indian history and culture during the formation of the US and Canada, and the history and customs of their presence on the North American continent dating back to ancient times. 1,129 topics detail personages, tribes, art and architecture, organizations, historical events, cultural traditions, religion, and more. Historical events include the Apache Wars and Sioux Uprising. Covers ceremonial customs such as feasts, spirit dances, and rites of passage, as well as contemporary issues including voting rights, tribal councils, and gambling.

Ethno-analogy and the Reconstruction of Prehistoric Artefact Use and Production
Ethno-analogy and the Reconstruction of Prehistoric Artefact Use and Production

Author: Martin Porr

Publisher: Mo Vince

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13:

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A collection of 19 papers from a conference held in Tuebingen in 1997 on historical, ethnographic and experimental approaches to the interpretation of prehistoric artefacts. Cross cultural case studies, from both the Old and New Worlds, and a diverse range of approaches and ideas, makes this a most interesting group of studies. The focus is not on theoretical debates, but on different ways of studying the use and production of prehistoric artefacts and their distribution. Text in English with abstracts in English, French and German.

Thunder and Herds
Thunder and Herds

Author: Lawrence L Loendorf

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-22

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1315416727

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This volume is the first summary and synthesis of the rock art of the American High Plains, from Archaic times to the historic period, linked to holistic archaeological research in the region.