{"product_id":"barrier-canyon-style-thousands-of-years-of-painting-on-rock-hardback-9781647691998","title":"Barrier Canyon Style; Thousands of Years of Painting on Rock (Hardback) 9781647691998","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBarrier Canyon Style\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThousands of Years of Painting on Rock\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhil Geib (Author), Goodloe Suttler (By (photographer))\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781647691998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages, 122 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003e27.3 x 20.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“A significant contribution; the only book of its kind. The many high-quality photos greatly enhance the book. The author is very careful and well-schooled in dating techniques.”—Joel Janetski, professor emeritus, Brigham Young University\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A useful volume for rock art enthusiasts, those with an interest in the natural and cultural history of the northern Colorado Plateau, and a general reference for archaeologists and other historical social scientists working in the region.”—Jody Patterson, Montgomery Archaeological Consultants\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBarrier Canyon Style (BCS), primarily composed of Indigenous American pictographs that have survived for thousands of years in the canyon country of eastern Utah and far western Colorado, is among the most visually stunning pictograph traditions in the world. This excellent reference, featuring over one hundred photographs, is the first to focus solely on the art and its context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarrier Canyon Style \u003c\/i\u003ebegins with a vicarious tour of twenty of the most important BCS sites. High-quality photographs by Goodloe Suttler accompany text by Phil R. Geib, an expert in rock imagery and archaic time-period archaeology. The volume provides explanations of motif classifications and their meanings, as well as details on the chronology of human occupation in the area, the array of techniques used by Native people to leave marks upon rock surfaces, and a consideration of styles and subject matter observable in these artworks.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Utah Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52633752469784,"sku":"9781647691998","price":66.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/barrier-canyon-style-thousands-of-years-of-painting-on-rock-hardback-9781647691998","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}