Painters in Prehistory: Archaeology and Art of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Painters in Prehistory: Archaeology and Art of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands
By (Author) Harry J. Shafer
Trinity University Press,U.S.
Trinity University Press,U.S.
1st December 2013
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
General and world history
709.01130976
Physical Properties
Hardback
304
Width 254mm, Height 279mm
1530g
Description
"Painters in Prehistory" is a revised update of the book "Ancient Texans: Rock Art and Lifeways along the Lower Pecos," edited by Harry Shafer with photographs by Jim Zintgraff, and published by the Witte Museum, in conjunction with a permanent exhibition in 1986. The Witte Museum is known for its focus on natural history, science, and the history
Reviews
"Highly recommended... The book's well-written, engaging style and impressive visual documentation will attract a wide range of general readers."--Choice
Author Bio
Harry Shafer is professor emeritus at Texas A&M University. He joined the faculty as the anthropology department's first archaeologist in 1972. He has forty years of research expertise in Texas prehistory, North American archaeology, Southwestern archaeology, Maya archaeology, and prehistoric stone technology. He is the editor of Ancient Texans: Rock Art and Lifeways along the Lower Pecos (Witte Museum, 1986), the coeditor of Field Methods of Archaeology (Left Coast Press, seventh edition, 2008), and the author of Mimbres Archaeology at the Nan Ranch (University of New Mexico Press, 2009).
