Searching for Tobacco Man: Jim Keyser and the Ethnographic Analysis of Columbia Plateau Rock Art

Summary

This is an abstract from the "From the Plains to the Plateau: Papers in Honor of James D. Keyser" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

American Indian peoples of the Columbia Plateau have engaged with numerous scholars and others since the mid-nineteenth century to document many aspects of their traditional lifeways. The resulting documentary record has provided a gold mine for researchers studying the rock art of the region. Jim Keyser has been a leading practitioner and proponent of the use of ethnographic data to analyze Columbia Plateau rock art within its broader cultural setting. He has provided a fulcrum to bring a wide range of scholars, tribal members, students, and volunteers together in support of this goal. This paper provides an overview of the processes and results of this effort over the last 30 years.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• From the Plains to the Plateau: Papers in Honor of James D. Keyser

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Abstract Id(s): 33622