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PETROGLYPHS - INDIRECT VS. DIRECT PERCUSSION REVISITED - REVISITED AGAIN:
On may 14, 2016, I posted a column titled PETROGLYPHS - INDIRECT VS. DIRECT PERCUSSION REVISITED. In this I reported on experimental results published in 1999 by Jim Keyser and Greer Rabiega that...
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FOR THE 4TH OF JULY, 2016:
All-American Man, Fremont, SaltCreek, Canyonlands, San JuanCounty, Utah. Photograph DonCampbell, May 6, 1983.© 2009, Peter Faris
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NEANDERTAL ARCHITECTURE:
la-1464215980-snap-photoI do not know if reading this title surprises you as much as writing it surprises me, but this seems to be the only conclusion we can make about findings from Bruniquel cave in...
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DISCOVERING MESA PRIETA - A ROCK ART S.T.E.M. CURRICULUM:
I recently received a mailing from the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project (MPPP), the Wells Petroglyph Preserve (WPP), Velarde, New Mexico. I was charmed by the stationery that was used which is decorated...
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HIGHEST ELEVATION ROCK ART REVISITED - NEPAL:
Fig. 4.1 and 4.2, p. 11,Kak Nyingba, Nepal, Dr.Perdita Pohle, 2003.On June 18, 2016, I posted a column titled The Low-Down On Highest Altitude Rock Art Claims. In this I reported on an article titles...
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A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF ROCK ART RESTORATION, CONSERVATION, AND RENEWAL -...
Entrance to Sandia Cave (thespiral staircase just left of center).Photograph Peter Faris, 1990.Sandia Cave (previously known as Sandia Man Cave) in New Mexico is an iconic site in the study of...
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CHRISTOGRAMS:
Symbols consisting of variations onthe cross, Mesa Prieta, New Mexico.Photograph Peter Faris.In the portions of the New World that were settled by the Spanish a symbol commonly found in historic rock...
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HIGHEST ALTITUDE ROCK ART REVISITED - YET AGAIN:
Fig. 28.11, Sunburst with nine points,Sinmo Khadang, Tibet. Photographfrom John Vincent Bellezza. In our quest to locate the rock art at the highest elevation, Peter Jessen has again come through with...
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A PETROGLYPH OF A SKIER HAS BEEN VANDALIZED IN NORWAY:
The Ancient Skier carving before itwas damaged. (Nordland County)At this time of the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro we have a story on vandalized rock art with an Olympic connection. On 4 August,...
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THE MOST VANDALIZED ROCK ART SITE:
De Beque Canyon, Mesa County, CO.Photograph Peter Faris, Aug. 1981.I return to the subject of vandalism of rock art sites; the shameful practice of adding initials, words, names, dates, or anything...
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THE OLDEST ART IN AMERICA - CLOVIS ART? - THE GAULT, TEXAS ENGRAVINGS REVISITED:
Engraved limestone cobble, Clovis,ca. 13,000 years old. From TamaraStewart, Paleo-Indian Art IdentifiedAt Central Texas Site, p. 10, AmericanArchaeology, Summer, 2016,Volume 20, Number 2.On June 25,...
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NEW HAWAIIAN PETROGLYPHS DISCOVERED BY TEXAS TOURISTS:
Waianae Coast, Oahu, Hawaii.Photograph from LiveScience.In an August 10, 2016, story on LiveScience, contributing writer Stephanie Pappas reported on the discovery of petroglyphs on the beach at Oahu's...
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CARIBBEAN ROCK ART - PUERTO RICO:
Cave with wall markings (inset).Mona Island, Puerto Rico.www.livescience.com.Writing for LiveScience on July 20, 2016, Megan Gannon introduced the petroglyphs of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Citing an...
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ENGRAVED STONES DISCOVERED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND:
Close-up of K'ómoks engraved pebble.Photograph Erin Haluschak,Comox Valley Record.Excavations by Simon Fraser University Archaeology Professor Bob Muir and his students in the Comox Valley, British...
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HILLSIDE INITIALS AS MODERN GEOGLYPHS:
One aspect of the broader field of rock art is the geoglyph. "A geoglyph is a large design or motif (generally longer than 4 meters) produced on the ground."(Wikipedia) In this posting I am going to...
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DINOSAURS IN ROCK ART? THE BLACK DRAGON CANYON PTEROSAUR - REVISITED:
Drawing of the traditional imageof the supposed "pterosaur" inBlack Dragon Canyon, UT. FromGeggel, 2015, Photos:'Winged Monster'Rock Art in Black Dragon Canyon',August 18,...
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INSCRIPTION CAVE AND SENTINEL ROCK, PERRY PARK, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO:
Sentinel Rock, Perry Park, DouglasCounty, Colorado. Photo: Peter Faris,September 19, 2016.Every once in a while on RockArtBlog I like to throw in some information on historical inscriptions to present...
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WRITING-ON-STONE PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA:
Cliffs and hoodoos at Writing-On-StoneProvincial Park, Alberta, Canada.Photo. Peter Faris, June 25, 2016.On June 25, 2016, I had the opportunity to visit a world-class rock art site, Writing-On-Stone...
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CRESCENT JUNCTION SITE, GRAND COUNTY, UTAH:
Petroglyph panel, Crescent Junctionsite, Grand County, Utah.Photo: Peter Faris, Oct. 8, 2016.Driving in to the Crescent Junction (Utah) rock art site one goes right past a Department Of Energy...
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DINOSAUR TRACKS ON THE LINTEL BUILT INTO AN ANCESTRAL PUEBLO DWELLING:
I have written elsewhere about the fact that when I was an undergraduate the field of Art History also included studying architecture and design/decoration. I do not see so much of that these days but,...
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