One of humanity's first artistic endeavors was painting or pecking or gouging into native rock. These books address the various kinds of rock art found around the world and throughout time, with emphasis on the North American continent.
1. The Archaeology of Rock Art
A collection of articles on rock art around the world, edited by Christopher Chippindale and Paul S. C. Taçon.2. Introduction to Rock Art Research
Internationally known rock art researcher David Whitley's exploration of the archaeological science of rock art includes chapters on ethics, dating, fieldwork, interpretation, and conservation.
3. Gottschall Rockshelter
Excavations in a cave in southwestern Wisconsin suggest that it was a shrine to an ancestor cult, where an Ioway/Ho-Chunk legend was illustrated on its rock walls over a thousand years ago.4. Rock Art of Kentucky
From Fred E. Coy, Jr., Thomas C. Fuller, Larry G. Meadows, and James L. Swauger, a compilation of information concerning the various pictographs and petroglyphs of the caves of Kentucky5. Jeffers Petroglyphs
From Prairie Smoke Press, pictures, discussion and descriptions of the rock art at the Jeffers Petroglyphs site in southwestern Minnesota.6. Deep Cave Rock Art in the Mississippi Valley
Deep Cave Rock Art by Robert Boszhardt explores the creepy depths of our imagination; where art and magic intermingle freely with science.7. Rock Art of the Lower Pecos
A book review of the 2003 book by Carolyn Boyd called Rock Art of the Lower Pecos, on the ethnography and artistry of the prehistoric people of the Lower Pecos, Texas.8. Discovering North American Rock Art
An investigation of rock in the North American continent, by well-known researchers Lawrence L. Loendorf, Christopher Chippindale, and David S. Whitley, includes the history of rock art research and how our interpretations of the science has changed.9. The Rock Art of Eastern North America
From well-researchers Carol Diaz-Granados and James Duncan, an edited volume of papers published by the University of Alabama.10. Rock Art Savvy
Ronald Sanders' guide to the rock art of North America includes descriptions, and directions to rock art in Arizona, southern California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and western Texas, with a special section on Baja California, Mexico. Subtitled "The Responsible Visitor's Guide to Public Sites of the Southwest", the book emphasizes conservation.