Nine mile canyon
the archaeological history of an American treasure
- First published:
- 21st century
- Language: English
With an estimated 10,000 ancient rock art sites, Nine Mile Canyon has long captivated people the world over.The 45-mile-long canyon, dubbed the "World's Longest Art Gallery," hosts what is believed to be the largest concentration of rock art in North America.
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Rock art, geoglyphs, and ancient symbols.
Controlled discovery queries from gegnir matched “Petroglyphs”. Retained metadata contains “Rock art” in the description, “Petroglyphs” in the subject metadata, and “Rock art” in the edition notes.
- “Petroglyphs”· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
- “Rock art”· in description
- “Petroglyphs”· in subject
- “Rock art”· in edition notes
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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the archaeological history of an American treasure 1st ed ""Bonus Material: Archaeological Investigations in Nine Mile Canyon, Utah by John Gillin""; ""Contents""; ""List of Maps""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: John Wesley Powell and the Conundrum of Nine Mile Canyon""; ""Chapter 2: Artifacts, Exhibits, and Utah's First Archaeologists""; ""Chapter 3: Defining the Fremont Culture""; ""Chapter 4: On the Fringe of Science""; ""Chapter 5: A Higher Scientific Standard""; ""Chapter 6: Rock Art, Settlement Patterns, and a Broader Understanding of Nine Mile Canyon""; ""Chapter 7: Current Perspectives on the Prehistory of Nine Mile Canyon""; ""References""; ""Index""; 1 online resource (256 p.); Description based upon print version of record; Dewey classification: 709.01/1309792566; Includes bibliographical references and index; Publication place: Salt Lake City | c2012 | University of Utah Press | English |
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- gegnir:991014349236706886
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