Learning on ScreenSpirit of Stone
- Synopsis
- Describes the efforts being made to decipher the meaning and determine the dates of the Peterboro petroglyphs at Stoney Lake, Canada. It is the largest glyph site in eastern North America featuring hundreds of designs of hunters, birds, spirits and animals. Contributors include Professors Ron and Joan Vastokas of Trent University, anthropologist Selwyn Dewdney, and Gladys Taylor of the Curve Lake Indian Reserve, who is an authority on shamanism and Indian religion.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 25 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1973
- Availability
- Hire
- Uses
- Courses in archaeology, anthropology and comparative religion.*
- Subjects
- Archaeology
- Keywords
- Canada; engravings - rock engravings; Indians of North & South America
Credits
- Producer
- Al Brown
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
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