Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region
Don D. Christensen, Jerry Dickey, and Steven M. Freers,
248 pages, softcover:
$24.95.
Sunbelt Publications, Inc., 2013

Hiking the Grand Canyon is a journey through geologic time: The pink sedimentary layers, the limestone left by antediluvian seas, and the river-carved gorge are stunning reminders of our planet’s age. But as Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region reveals, humans have also left their mark. Tribes including the Hopi, the Paiute, the Havasupai and others have occupied the area for thousands of years, during which they created a spectacular array of rock art, from abstract geometric petroglyphs to clan symbols to paintings of animals like bighorn sheep. This book, by three leading archaeologists and rock art researchers, is at once a beautifully photographed compendium of ancient art and a captivating chronicle of the early tribes that flourished in the canyon’s challenging environment.

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Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region

by Ben Goldfarb, High Country News
May 12, 2014

<h1>Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region</h1> <p class="byline">by Ben Goldfarb, High Country News <br />May 12, 2014</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure> <img alt="rf-rock-art-book-1-jpg" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82987" data-id="82987" src="https://country-survey-collabs.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RF-Rock-Art-book-1.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A rare Esplanade Style deer, running.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure> <img alt="rf-rock-art-book-2-jpg" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82988" data-id="82988" src="https://country-survey-collabs.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/RF-Rock-Art-book-2.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Symbols of the Hopi Crow, Corn, Red ant, and possibly Katsina clans at Tutuveni, a shrine along the Salt Pilgrimage Trail to the Grand Canyon.</figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p> <a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><br /> <a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><br /> <a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </p></div> </p></div> <p><b>Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region</b><br />Don D. Christensen, Jerry Dickey, and Steven M. Freers,<br />248 pages, softcover:<br />$24.95.<br />Sunbelt Publications, Inc., 2013</p> <p>Hiking the Grand Canyon is a journey through geologic time: The pink sedimentary layers, the limestone left by antediluvian seas, and the river-carved gorge are stunning reminders of our planet's age. But as <i>Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region</i> reveals, humans have also left their mark. Tribes including the Hopi, the Paiute, the Havasupai and others have occupied the area for thousands of years, during which they created a spectacular array of rock art, from abstract geometric petroglyphs to clan symbols to paintings of animals like bighorn sheep. This book, by three leading archaeologists and rock art researchers, is at once a beautifully photographed compendium of ancient art and a captivating chronicle of the early tribes that flourished in the canyon's challenging environment.</p> <div class="wp-block-group hcn-print-edition-box"> <p>This article appeared in the <a href="/?p=187211">print edition of the magazine</a> with the headline <span class="hcn-magtitle">Rock Art of the Grand Canyon Region </span>.</p> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/46-8/rock-art-of-the-grand-canyon-region/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info Country News&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;quality=100&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=117588&amp;amp;ga4=G-0NS3WVPPTN&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/46-8/rock-art-of-the-grand-canyon-region/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/hcn.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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