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Transforming the landscape : rock art and the Mississippian cosmos.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Havertown :
Oxbow Books, Limited,
2018.
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| Colección: | American Landscapes (Series)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Materiality and cultural landscapes in Native America: George Sabo III and Jan F. Simek; Cultural landscapes as frameworks for rock art study; Further thoughts on landscape archaeology in North America; Examples of cultural landscapes in North America; The Mississippian cosmos; Summary and conclusions; Missouri: West Mississippi River Valley; Chapter 2. The Big Five petroglyph sites: their place on the landscape and relation to their creators: James R. Duncan and Carol Diaz-Granados.
- Quantifying the motifs Cosmology; Some interesting implications; Polysemous symbolism and metaphors; Conclusion; Chapter 3. Landscape, cosmology, and the Old Woman: a strong feminine presence: James R. Duncan and Carol Diaz-Granados; The landscape and the Old Woman; The Old Woman and the Landscape; The Wallen Creek site, Picture Cave, and the Old Woman; Conclusion; Arkansas: Ozark Escarpment west of the Mississippi River; Chapter 4. Petroglyphs, portals, and people along the Eastern Ozark Escarpment, Arkansas: George Sabo III, Jerry E. Hilliard, Jami J. Lockhart, and Leslie C. Walker.
- History of rock art investigations in Arkansas Preliminary findings of the Arkansas Rock Art Project; The Eastern Ozark Escarpment; Petroglyphs, portals, and people; Illinois: East Mississippi River Valley; Chapter 5. Transformed spaces: a landscape approach to the rock art of Illinois: Mark J. Wagner, Kayeleigh Sharp, and Jonathan Remo; Spatial analysis methods; The Illinois landscape; The Millstone Bluff landscape; Jackson Bottoms Landscape; Conclusion; Appalachian Plateau.
- Chapter 6. Prehistoric rock art, social boundaries, and cultural landscapes on the Cumberland Plateau of southeast North America: Jan F. Simek, Alan Cressler, and B. Bart Henson The Cumberland Plateau and surrounding regions; Kentucky; Alabama; Tennessee; Comparisons of rock art along the Cumberland Plateau; Conclusion; Appalachian Mountains; Chapter 7. Betwixt and between: the occurrence of petroglyphs between townhouses of the living and townhouses of spirit beings in northern Georgia and western North Carolina: Johannes Loubser, Scott Ashcraft, James Wettstaed.
- Environment, inferred similarities, relative sequence of application, and age range of petroglyphs Indigenous beliefs, practices, and experiences regarding rock surfaces and water; The significance of petroglyph locations and motifs in Indigenous context; Spirit beings, townhouses, and ancient mounds; Associated markings on the rocks; Concluding overview; Appendix: rock art sites to visit in the Eastern United States; Bibliography.