Picture rocks : American Indian rock art in the Northeast woodlands / Edward J. Lenik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lenik, Edward J., 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Northeastern States--Antiquities.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Maritime Provinces--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Indian art.

Petroglyphs.

Maritime Provinces.

Woodland Indians--Antiquities.

Woodland Indians.

Petroglyphs--Northeastern States.

Indian art--Northeastern States.

Northeastern States--Antiquities.

Northeastern States.

Maritime Provinces--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xx, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Hanover : University Press of New England, [2002]

Summary:

Located along rivers, at the edges of lakes, on mountain boulders, in rock shelters, on rock ledges where the continent meets the ocean, and tucked into parks and public places, American Indian rock art offers tantilizing glimpses of the signs and symbols of a Native American culture. Picture Rocks documents all known permanent petroglyph and pictograph sites from the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the six New England states, New York, and New Jersey. Some sites, such as Dighton Rock (in Massachusetts), are subject to disputes over their origins -- Indian or Portuguese? Some are ancient, and others, such as the work of the Mi'kmaq, were executed in the past two hundred years. Many of these sites are little known; others, like those at Bellows Falls, Vermont, are sources of great local pride and appear on city walking tours. Interspersing his own interpretations with comments from scholars and Native American storytellers, Edward J. Lenik provides a definitive look at an extraordinary art form. Two hundred illustrations include historic sketches by early Euramerican colonists, nineteenth-century photographs, and recent photographs and drawings of the current conditions of many sites.

Contents:

Preface: The Search for Ancient Images on Stone xvii

Chapter 1 How Petroglyphs and Pictographs Were Made 6

Chapter 2 Interpretations and Dating 10

Chapter 3 Northeastern Culture History 13

Chapter 4 Petroglyphs in Nova Scotia, Canada 19

Chapter 5 Petroglyphs in New Brunswick, Canada 35

Chapter 6 Petroglyphs in Maine 41

Chapter 7 Petroglyphs in New Hampshire 77

Chapter 8 Petroglyphs in Vermont 87

Chapter 9 Petroglyphs in Massachusetts 113

Chapter 10 Petroglyphs in Rhode Island 143

Chapter 11 Petroglyphs in Connecticut 159

Chapter 12 Petroglyphs in New York 165

Chapter 13 Petroglyphs in New Jersey 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-267) and index.

ISBN:

1584651962

1584651970

OCLC:

49683582