Carolyn E. Boyd

This book is not just illustrations of Lower Pecos rock art, but an explanation of the elements of each picture, the styles, the artists motivation, and the artists lifestyle and the prehistoric culture and rituals. The art piece is interpreted as to its meaning.

There are many common elements in the rock art and the author describes and interprets these as well as their relationships to the other common elements in each rock art.

The book progresses through several subjects as laid out in its table of contents. There are numerous references, excellent illustrations but no general index.
This is possibly the best book for explaining how the art fit into the prehistoric culture and the interpretation of each element and how the elements relate to a theme the artist is portraying.… (meer)