“The book’s large-size page format (approximately eleven inches square) provides room for the site-context photographs and gives added space for clarity and detail in close-up views of groups of glyphs or individual figures. The use of color photography highlights the beauty of the multicolored sandstones . . .”

“The intrinsic beauty of the photographs and exoticism’s nature of the glyphs will also appeal to many readers. All that is required to explore these carvings is a discerning eye and an open mind. This book is a good place to start and end that journey.”

“The only way to preserve rock art—a finite and fragile cultural resource—is to record it. This book is an important contribution toward that goal. The high-resolution photographs stand alone as valuable updates and additions to the existing archaeological records. Buchanan’s narrative style makes science approachable to a broad audience. His commentaries are strong on observing things in context, within both the natural landscape and human lifeways. The presentation is respectful to Native Americans, not presuming to speak for them or co-opt their heritage, and the positive role of private landowners is acknowledged. The strong stewardship message is exemplary.”

“Buchanan, Griggs, and Svaty provide a valuable contribution to the field, documenting through detailed photography and descriptions previously unrecorded Native American petroglyph sites and updating conditions observed at several other previously recorded sites in central Kansas. By elaborating on the geological context of these locations, they contribute a unique perspective for further research, all the while addressing the cultural and historical aspects of approaches archaeologists have employed in analyzing these prehistoric images. The authors achieve a balance by creating a work that is important to professionals and accessible to the public.”

“Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills offers a thoughtful and useful assessment of prehistoric rock carvings. This book provides essential information about these enigmatic human creations without introducing undue speculation on their origins or meanings. The photographs are excellent, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions about the meanings and purposes of petroglyphs.”

“Here at the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, we felt a sense of deep pride that “Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills” was a huge in-house bestseller. We sold hundreds of copies of this lush coffee table book that artfully illuminates forgotten elements of our state’s history, treating indigenous stories with care and reverence.”

“This book features more than 100 gorgeous color photographs that show individual motifs, entire panels, and site settings. The result is both a feast for the eyes and a feast for the mind.”

“This book is an incredibly welcome addition to the rock art literature, not only for Kansas, but for the Plains as a whole. Any serious scholar should have it on their book- shelf, and anyone interested in the general topic should buy it as a coffee-table volume. It is that impressive.”