Title Stone by stone : exploring ancient sites on the Canadian plains / Liz Bryan

Edition Second edition Published Surrey, British Columbia : Heritage House Publishing, 2015

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color), color maps, color portraits Contents Introduction -- The Landscape -- Artifacts and Early Man -- Buffalo and the Hunters -- Ancient Architecture -- Medicine Wheels -- Stone Effigies -- Rock Art Vision-Quest Sites -- Other Prehistoric Places Summary "Stone by Stone takes readers on a fascinating journey across the short-grass prairie of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan in search of tangible evidence of the region's ancient past--a civilization dating back at least twelve thousand years. In this revised and updated edition of her one-of-a-kind guidebook, author Liz Bryan explores archaeological sites that are accessible to today's inquisitive travellers and provides enough detailed information, striking photographs, maps, and illustrations to satisfy any armchair archaeologist. With riveting insight and clarity, Bryan presents the stone effigies, cairns, medicine wheels, buffalo jumps, rock art, and remains of settlements scattered across this vast prairie, creating an invaluable resource for anyone who wishes to navigate these ancient sites and understand their significance."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Indians of North America -- Prairie Provinces -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks Petroglyphs -- Prairie Provinces -- Guidebooks Medicine wheels -- Prairie Provinces -- Guidebooks HISTORY -- Canada -- General. Antiquities Indians of North America -- Antiquities Medicine wheels Petroglyphs SUBJECT Prairie Provinces -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks Subject Prairie Provinces Genre/Form Guidebooks Form Electronic book ISBN 9781772030518 1772030511 9781772030501 1772030503

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