Contextualizing the Reindeer Lake rock art

• Main Author: Blomquist, Perry L.
• Other Authors: Meyer, David, Westman, Clinton, Laliberte, Ron, Walker, Ernest G., Kennedy, Margaret
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Saskatchewan 2011
• Subjects: Pictographs; Rock art; Interpretation; Precambrian Shield; Shield Tradition; Archaeology; Rock paintings; Reindeer Lake; Cree; Red ochre; Recording; Ochre
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-05132011-132053

The rock art that is found in the region of Reindeer Lake, Saskatchewan is part of a larger category of rock art known as the Shield Rock Art Tradition. At present, there are more than 400 known and recorded rock art sites throughout the Canadian Shield region. These sites are found over an extensiv...