petroglyphs

Describes over fifty ancient rock art sites in the American Southwest and includes driving directions, photographs, side trips, and insight into the cultures that created the artworks.

Father John and Vicky Holden investigate the theft of a petroglyph sacred to the Arapaho of Wyoming and a similar case from seven years before, attempting to clear a suspect, Travis Birdsong, of both crimes--and of manslaughter--and as they struggle to do so, the death toll rises.

An illustrated exploration of the ancient rock art of Africa, providing information about the land and people of Africa, the discovery of rock art, and its styles, subjects, sites, and dating; and looking at the paintings and engravings found in specific regions of Africa.

An introduction to native American art through petroglyphs and pictographs.

Provides an introduction to petroglyphs, the ancient images found on stones throughout the southwestern United States, with discussion of the lives of the native people who inhabited the region, and how and why they created the rock drawings.

Examines the petroglyphs of the Coso Range in the Mojave Desert of California, looking at the people who made this art and why, along with a glimpse of what life may have been like for the first people who lived in this region.