Canyon de Chelly: Its People and Rock Art

With the exception of the Grand Canyon itself, none of the great gorges of the American Southwest is more uniquely beautiful than Canyon de Chelly, with its sheer red cliffs and countless prehistoric Indigenous dwellings. Of all the major centers of prehistoric Anasazi culture, only this magnificent canyon shows an unbroken record of settlement spanning more than 1,000 years.

In Canyon de Chelly: Its People and Rock Art, rock art authority Campbell Grant explores four aspects of the canyon: its physical features, human history, early explorers and archaeologists, and its extensive rock paintings and petroglyphs. Grant surveys 96 sites in the two main canyons and offers insightful interpretations of the artwork found there.

• ISBN-13: 9780816505234
• Genre: Archeology, Indigenous History, Native American History
• Format: paperback
• Trim: 7” x 10”
• Page count: 290 pages
• Published by University of Arizona Press in 1978
• Written by Campbell Grant
• Audience: adult