Keyser, co-author of Plains Indian Rock Art, "Archaeology is often described as detective work. This book will be valuable for anyone with an interest in rock art, archaeology, Indians, or the High Plains canyon country of southeastern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico." -James D. As usual, the book evidences one of Loendorf's key strengths-combining the study of the images with evidence from dirt archaeology, often obtained from his own problem-oriented excavations at the rock art sites themselves. Whitley, author of THE ART OF THE SHAMAN: ROCK ART OF CALIFORNIA and INTRODUCTION TO ROCK ART RESEARCH, and editor of THE HANDBOOK OF ROCK ART RESEARCH, "With Thunder and Herds, Larry Loendorf has put the rock art of the Southwestern Plains into both temporal and archaeological context. It is essential reading for all North American archaeologists and rock art researchers. Larry Loendorf's Thunder and Herds is the first major synthesis of an important but previously little known corpus of rock art, and it changes our understanding of the prehistory of the High Plains. "If you thought the High Plains lacked rocks and thus rock art, you were wrong.
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