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Economic Aspects of Water Management in the Prehispanic New World. Vernon L. Scarborough and Barry L. Isaac, editors. Research in Economic Anthropology, Supplement No. 7. JAI Press, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1993. xi + 471 pp., figures, tables, references. $73.25 (cloth).
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Animal Ethology Reflected in the Rock Art of Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
This study of the rock art of Nine Mile Canyon, in central eastern Utah, focuses on scenes depicting bighorn sheep and other large game animals, important resources to Great Basin Native American groups. Much of the rock art discussed is thought to have been created by members of the Fremont culture, although some was created by later Numic people. The results of this study suggest that the Native American artists who created the rock art scenes depicting bighorn sheep throughout Nine Mile Canyon had a detailed understanding of bighorn sheep behavior