2719
Accession Number
18527
Title Of Article Chaper
The rock art writing-on-stone in the Milk River Valley, Southern Alberta, Canada
Title Of Journal Book
Prehistoric Art and Religion
Pages
457-466
Collation
Ill., ref.
Publisher
Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
Italian;English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Writing-on-stone is the name of this rock art site in the Milk River Valley, on the border between the United States and Canada. The sandstone in this region was engraved by the Indians, and this site, considered one of the most important in North America, was first studied by archaeologists in 1950. The author presents the principal iconographical themes as well as the essential causes of the deterioration of the site: man. -- AATA
Keywords
Rock art sites;Rockengravings;Inventories;Historic surveys; Deterioration;Man-madedeterioration;Canada AATA
pub_id
2719