Talking to the Rain: Jornada Mogollon and the Rio Grande Tradition

by Polly Schaafsma

Explores ancient dialogue between desert farmers and the cosmos

In this visually stunning volume, Polly Schaafsma, leading authority on pre-Hispanic Indian rock imagery and kiva murals of the greater American Southwest, provides an insightful journey into the petroglyphs and rock paintings of the Jornada Mogollon farmers in southern New Mexico's lower Chihuahuan Desert.

Talking to the Rain defines the Rio Grande Tradition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1647692474
• ISBN13: 9781647692476
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 280 Pages