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Text by POLLY SCHAAFSMA
The rock art panels of North America, petroglyphs and pictographs chipped, chiseled, and painted onto boulders and rock walls, have for too long been treated as mere artifacts, their aesthetic power and beauty not completely appreciated by those who have never visited the sites. In pursuit of this often hidden photographic subject, David Muench has searched the American southwest. His purpose is to convey the excitement of these ancient images in stone. The superb reproductions present this art in the manner of a fine museum portfolio.
Anthropologist Polly Schaafsma's introduction and text provide background on the people who created the art and the world they inhabited. This comprehensive survey of the rock art of America's ancient civilizations staggers the beholder in its beauty and absorbing interest.
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