Storied stone : Indian rock art in the Black Hills country

Summary: "Ancient petroglyphs and paintings on rocky cliffs and cave walls preserve the symbols and ideas of American Indian cultures. From scenes of human-to-animal transformations found in petroglyphs dating back thousands of years to contact-era depictions of eagle trapping, rock art provides a look at the history of the Black Hills country over the last ten thousand years. Storied Stone links rock art of the Black Hills and Cave Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming to the rich oral traditions, religious beliefs, and sacred places of the Lakota, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Mandan, and Hidatsa Indians who once lived there."

Record details

ISBN: 080613562X
ISBN: 9780806135625
ISBN: 0806135964
ISBN: 9780806135960
Physical Description: print
x, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Norman, Okla. : University of Oklahoma Press, �2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The Black Hills Country and Its People -- Windows to the Past -- Explorations -- Plains Indians and Rock Art -- Ancient Hunters and the Idea of Transformation -- Glimpses of an Ancient Art -- Archaic Seekers -- Themes of Life and Renewal -- Brave Deeds and Coup Counts -- Eagle Catchers -- A Place Apart -- Below Sacred Mountains -- The Face in the Rock -- Visions and Oracles -- The Newcomers -- A Disappearing Treasure -- Tracks in the Stone.