Rocks, Riddles and Mysteries: Folk Art, Inscriptions and Other
Stories in Stone, by Edward J. Lenik
Archaeologist and author Ed Lenik is widely known for his
expertise in northeastern Native American rock art. In the course
of his travels and research, he has encountered many strange and
curious historical rock and stone carvings and structures, some of
which may be regarded as Indian, but the majority of which by his
reckoning are "white guy" art. This book describes those sites and
objects and the fascinating stories behind their creation.
Puzzling, captivating, and at time bewildering, these historical
curiosities include faces, animals, designs, patterns and scenes
carved on rocks through New England, New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. The author has personally probed and researched each
site in some detail, learning when it was first noticed and what
the local people had to say about why it was there and who carved
or painted it.
Tourist attractions? Boy Scout art? Idle play among quarry
workers? Archaeological fraud? Hebrew inscriptions? Outsider art?
Norse runes? You can decide, since a "See For Yourself" section
invites you to visit the sites that are publicly accessible so that
you may draw your own conclusions.
Lenik, a Registered Archaeologist, is a past president of the
Archaeological Society of New Jersey and the Eastern State
Archaeological Federation. As Honorary curator of archaeology at
Bear Mountain's (New York) Trailside Museums, he is a well-known
speaker and hike leader in northern New Jersey and southeastern New
York.,
Designed to be used in the field, or as an enjoyable read in the
armchair, this guide will transport the reader on an adventure of
discovery, visiting curious places, looking at mysterious rocks and
hearing the stories they have to tell.
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