Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings, and discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times.
A key to the interpretation of rock art of the American Southwest, providing descriptions and illustrations of rock art symbols, along with their ascribed meanings, and including general and specific information on rock art sites.
Examines myths connected to the figure of Spider Woman and her equivalent in Keresan Pueblo, Hopi, and Navajo mythologies,and includes interpretations of rock images depicting these myths.