![]() ![]() Some rock art can even be read almost like a simple sentence." Although some rock art conveys only enigmatic messages from an unknown past, many sites can be dated or attributed to a specific group or culture. "They reveal their relationships with the spirit world and record their interaction with traditional enemies and the earliest Europeans, Americans and Canadians who explored and later colonized the area. diverse Native peoples," (Keyser and Klassen 2001: 5). "Rock art sites chronicle the long histories, the hunting ceremonies, and the religions of. Many of these representations were made along prominent rivers. Sites where rock art was drawn were sacred places, with a special significance due to distinctive features of the landscape, unique cave or alcove, bluffs, a notable boulder, a mountain peak or other unique places. The artistic depictions - including a great variety of bird-like images, as well as a myriad of other forms or shapes - date back many centuries, and occur throughout North America. These images are the first artistic depictions of the bird life of the continent that still exist. Petroglyphs and pictographs by native peoples of North America are often little more than carved incisions or pecks on a rock surface. All rights reserved.Ī very unique aspect of ancient avifauna is their graphic presentation in rock art. Ducey and may not be copied or used in any manner. Each original image is Copyright 2008 J.E. ![]()
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