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IMAGES OF FOOTWEAR IN ROCK ART - ANASAZI SANDALS:
Shod footprint, Three Rivers, OteroCounty, NM. Photo Jack and EstherFaris, November 1988.Closeup of shod footprint, Three Rivers,Otero County, NM. Photo Jack andEsther Faris, November 1988.As...
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A NEANDERTAL NOTCHED BONE:
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/archaeology/2017-03-31/Public domain.I have periodically presented material that is not actually rock art as we usually define it, but I have always been able...
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AUGUST 21, 2017 SOLAR ECLIPSE - LESSONS LEARNED AND THEORIES BURNED:
Photograph Becky Green Bowman,August 21, 2012, Knoxville,Tennessee.We were lucky enough to reach a location (Wheatlands, Wyoming) to view the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse in totality. I will omit any...
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THE UFFINGTON CHALK HORSE - A SPECIAL ENGLISH GEOGLYPH:
Uffington White Horse, England.Photograph Wikipedia,Public Domain.One uncommon type of geoglyph is known as a chalk figure. These are found in few locations because they can only be created under...
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LA CIENEGUILLA, NEW MEXICO:
La Cieneguilla, New Mexico.Photograph Peter Faris,August 24, 2017.On August 23, 2017, we drove down to Santa Fe for a few days to see long-time friends, do some museums, and eat good food. On the 24th...
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BIRDS IN ROCK ART - KILLDEER?
Newspaper Rock, Indian Creek, San Juan County, UT. Photo Sherman Spear, 1966.One of the joys in the study of rock art is the moment of recognition, that eureka moment in which you believe you have...
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HIGH ALTITUDE ROCK ART - TIBET YET AGAIN:
Chusang hand-and-footprintsite, Tibet, photo Wall StreetJournal, Public Domain.On August 13, 2016, I wrote in this column "Highest Altitude Rock Art Revisited - Yet Again" about a rock art site in...
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ZORATS KARER - AN AMAZING SITE IN ARMENIA:
Zorats Karer (Karahunj), Armenia,Pinterest, Public domain.A site in Armenia with many standing stones, Zorats Karer (also called Karahunj or Carahunge) is much debated. Some theories call it an...
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FERTILITY, OR WEALTH:
Vulva symbols? Winnemucca Lake,Nevada, Larry Benson, used withpermission.The symbol of the "vulva", originally found in Paleolithic art, has long been assumed to represent fertility. This...
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IF NOT AN ECLIPSE - PERHAPS ANOTHER SUPERNOVA?
Pictograph, trail to Peñasco Blanco,Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.Photo Peter Faris, May 1994.Along the trail to Peñasco Blanco in Chaco Canyon is the panel that has long been identified as a representation...
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ANOTHER PUSH-ME-PULL-YOU OUTSIDE OF MOAB, UTAH:
Dinosaur tracks, Potash Road,West of Moab, UT.Peter Faris, 7 October 2001.In Grand County, Utah, on the west side of the Colorado River across from Moab, along Potash Road, is a remarkable spot with a...
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POLYDACTYLISM REVISITED:
Six-toed footprint, Potash Road,Moab, UT. Photo: Peter Faris,7 October 2001.On October 28, 2017, I publish a column titled Another Push-Me-Pull-You about a Fremont Style image from a remarkable site...
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A NEWLY-FOUND MONTANA GEOGLYPH:
Anthropomorphic geoglyph, HenrySmith Site, Montana - PhotographU.S. Bureau of Land Management,Public domain.On September 22, 2010, I posted a column titled A GEOGLYPH IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO - THE MAN...
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ACCESSORIES IN ROCK ART - A CRANE-HEADED DANCE WAND:
Panel of Fremont figures. GladePark, Mesa County, Colorado.Photograph Peter Faris, October 1989.On May 18, 2010, I posted a column titled NATIVE AMERICAN PORTRAITURE - THE MAN WITH ONE FOOT which...
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BIGFOOT MAN, A PORTRAIT OF A 6-FINGERED WARRIOR:
Bigfoot man, McConkie Ranch,near Vernal, UT. PhotographPeter Faris, November 2010.Continuing the subject of the meaning of polydactylic figures in rock art, I present this example known as Bigfoot Man,...
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AUSTRALIAN ROCK ART DATING - UNIQUE DATING TECHNIQUES:
When I first became interested in studying rock art our only way at hoping to have any success at aging was by using comparative methods. Researchers would look for overlapping images to set up a...
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5,000-YEAR-OLD PETROGLYPHS FOUND IN EGYPTIAN DESERT:
Petroglyphs and hieroglyphs at Wadi Amera, Egypt.When I was an Art History student we were taught that Egyptian history basically began with the Pharaoh Narmer, who united Egypt and reigned as the...
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MORE ROCK ART FROM MONA ISLAND, PUERTO RICO:
Image made with finger markings.Mona Island, Puerto Rico.Photo: static.independent.co.uk, Public Domain.On September 17, 2016, I posted a column about Taino rock art discoveries on Mona Island, Puerto...
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MERRYCHRISTMAS2017FROM RockArtBlogDecorating the Christmas Tree in Old New Mexico.Jornada Mogollon, ca. 900 - 1500 AD.Photo: Paul and Joy Foster, Three Rivers, New Mexico.© 2009, Peter Faris
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2017 C.R.A.P. AWARD GOES TO PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP:
On December 4, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Orders reducing Bear's Ears National Monument in size as well as reducing Grand Staircase-Escalante in size, both in Utah. In his speech he lied...
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