E. Russell Smith is one of those amazing poets that can show you the great things in life, or the simple. They will both leave you relishing his words. He combines observation with worldwide travel,... More > the humanity of hope and spirit.< Less
Do some Petroglyphs mirror the landforms and topographic features of the Appalachian Plateau? In recent years researchers have begun to redefine some of the symbols found in petroglyphs around the... More > world. Some of these petroglyphs are more specifically Geocontourglyphs, because they incorporate the topography of the surrounding landscape into their message. This article is an attempt to redefine individual petroglyphs in Ohio and Pennsylvania as Petroglyph Maps with visual clues to the surrounding geographic landscape.
The roughly drawn abstract animal shapes portrayed on the petroglyphs most likely represent totems naming local tribal leaders, villages, spirits or landforms. The natives often applied Clan names to prominent landmarks, such as rivers, lakes and other permanent landmarks. The petroglyphs may also be incorporating the surrounding terrain as part of the message they are trying to convey.< Less
Do some Petroglyphs mirror the landforms and topographic features of the Appalachian Plateau? In recent years researchers have begun to redefine some of the symbols found in petroglyphs around the... More > world. Some of these petroglyphs are more specifically Geocontourglyphs, because they incorporate the topography of the surrounding landscape into their message. This article is an attempt to redefine individual petroglyphs in Ohio and Pennsylvania as Petroglyph Maps with visual clues to the surrounding geographic landscape.
The roughly drawn abstract animal shapes portrayed on the petroglyphs most likely represent totems naming local tribal leaders, villages, spirits or landforms. The natives often applied Clan names to prominent landmarks, such as rivers, lakes and other permanent landmarks. The petroglyphs may also be incorporating the surrounding terrain as part of the message they are trying to convey.< Less
A selection of rock art featuring anthropomorphic figures, from the Archaic period through Anasazi and Fremont to the Utes and Navajo. Emphasis is on classification of styles.
A selection of rock art featuring anthropomorphic figures, from the Archaic period through Anasazi and Fremont to the Utes and Navajo. Emphasis is on classification of styles.
Ursula Walton shuddered and whispered, "I hear knitting needles clicking and imagine tumbrels rolling...on their way to the guillotine." This, after she and her husband began to realize... More > that the tiny "island paradise" to which they had fled for the summer might be something else altogether: Formerly welcoming neighbors now seem involved in something sinister; and, as events unfold, the spread of revealed treachery grows steadily. Finally, near story's end, just when it seems that terror's worst has been reached, the unthinkable almost leaps from the pages. But underlying good exists throughout, perhaps best exemplified by unqualified love shining between Patrick, the "defective," and a frisky, wild sea otter.< Less
If you thought that Christopher Columbus discovered America, you are way off base, in fact the Norse didn't discover it either. To investigate how the Americas were settled, one must travel back in... More > time to the very first settlers that walked with the dinosaurs.< Less
If you thought that Christopher Columbus discovered America, you are way off base, in fact the Norse didn't discover it either. To investigate how the Americas were settled, one must travel back in... More > time to the very first settlers that walked with the dinosaurs.< Less
An illustrated analysis of the mysterious cup-marked stones found around the world from Russia to California, Great Britain, Sardenia and Ethiopia. These ancient cup-marked stones have been created... More > since the dawn of time. They appear on every continent and have almost identical characteristics. With so many of them still in existence and so many people aware of them one would think that current day archaeologists would know what they are—what they meant to ancient man. The sad fact is current science doesn’t have anything more than theory, assumption and guess to go on. Were they used for healing? Did they signify the burial of great teachers, warriors and leaders? Were they used as star maps?< Less
