The cosmos revealed : precontact Mississippian rock art at Painted Bluff, Alabama / Jan F. Simek [and three others] ; foreword by LaDonna Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simek, Jan F., author.

Contributor:

Brown, LaDonna, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mississippian art--Alabama--Painted Bluff.

Mississippian art.

Rock paintings--Alabama--Painted Bluff.

Rock paintings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 214 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2021]

Summary:

"The definitive rock art book on Painted Bluff, Alabama"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Historical Background of Painted Bluff

2. The Geology and Archaeology of Painted Bluff

3. Methods for Documenting the Painted Bluff Rock Art

4. The Rock Art of Painted Bluff

5. Rock Art Stratigraphy at Painted Bluff

6. Ancient Paint Recipes at Painted Bluff

7. The Tennessee Valley Authority Management of Painted Bluff

8. Graffiti Removal at Painted Bluff

9. Materializing the Natural and Spiritual Worlds at Painted Bluff.

Notes:

"A Dan Josselyn Memorial publication"

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-9342-0

OCLC:

1245473710