Stylistic Trends of Rock Art in Northeastern Ontario

Conference Paper

Stylistic Trends of Rock Art in Northeastern Ontario

T. Conway

Abstract

This paper outlines three proposed stylistic regions for prehistoric rock art in the Shield. Newly recorded pictograph sites form the basis for a stylistic region centered in the Lake Temagami to Kirkland Lake area. The northeastern shore of Lake Superior and Missinaibi Lake areas are also suggested as regions with distinctive art trends. Temporal and spacial stylistic parameters provide a model to be tested in portions of the Canadian Shield.