Hawaiian Petroglyphs
In almost every part of the world where early mankind has lived, he has made pictures by carving into natural rock surfaces. In a general way, all of these petroglyphs have a common character throughout the world, but it is also true that each culture has produced distinct petroglyphs that can be recognized as a style specific to an area. Hawaiian Petroglyphs is a complete listing of sites known to Bishop Museum, with an accurate and comprehensive general description of their petroglyphs. Professor J. Halley Cox, with the aid of Edward Stasack, his colleague in the Department of Art, University of Hawaii, tells how they were made, where they were made, and speculates rationally on when and why they were made on the basis of the clues offered by historical records, the surroundings, and the petroglyphs themselves.
J. Halley Cox participated in field trips sponsored jointly by Bishop Museum and the University of Hawaii when they were surveying the large petroglyph fields at Puako, Anaehoomalu, and Puuloa on the island of Hawaii between 1954 and 1960.
$15.95
isbn 978-0-910240-09-3
softcover, 8x9.5, 108pp.
Available at Bishop Museum's Shop Pacifica (phone 808-848-4158, email at shop@bishopmuseum.org ) and other fine bookstores throughout the islands.
Tags: Archaeology, Bishop Museum Press, Edward Stasack, Hawaiian Petroglyphs, J. Halley Cox
