petroglyph

by ancientartarch|February 9, 2022April 17, 2022|cave art, Mississippian, Mural of America, Native American, petroglyph, pictograph, Rock Art, Tennessee, Virtual Reality

People we refer to as Mississippian used Devilstep Hollow cave as a ceremonial space. Explore the artwork and symbols sealed inside

Rock Art in Texas Defaced

by Stephen Alvarez|January 17, 2022February 9, 2022|news, petroglyph, Rock Art

Late last year vandals irreparably damaged a rock art petroglyph panel in Big Bend National Park. 2021 was a hard year for United States rock art with major instances of vandalism reported in Utah (here, here) and now closing the year in Texas. Anyone with information about the incident in Texas should contact the Big Bend National Park Communication Center at 432-477-1187. Detailed view of vandalism in Big Bend National Park, Texas photo via NPS The National Park Service reports that there have been over 50 instances of vandalism to rock art in Big Bend since 2015. Read more at Art News (here) and Texas Monthly (here). At the Ancient Art Archive, we believe that the only long-term solution to vandalism is education. We must build a long term and wide spread appreciation for the images our predecessors left written on the landscape. To that end we have built education...

What does it take to understand cave art?

by Stephen Alvarez|January 10, 2022February 21, 2022|20000, age, cave art, petroglyph, Rock Art, Spain

a glimpse into the mind of the paleolithic artist

Rochester Rock art panel vandalized!

by Stephen Alvarez|June 10, 2021February 9, 2022|Barrier Canyon Style, Emery County, news, petroglyph, Rock Art, San Juan County, Utah

The Rochester Rock art panel in Utah has been vandalized

“Irreplaceable” 1,000-year-old rock art vandalized in Georgia

by Stephen Alvarez|April 7, 2021January 21, 2022|news, petroglyph, Rock Art

The Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia is reporting that the Track Rock Gap rock art site has been vandalized (USA Today). Track Rock Gap is one of 3 heavily engraved soapstone petroglyph sites in the mountains of Georgia and North Carolina. The sites are tied to the Cherokee and Creek nations. The best known of these soapstone sites is Judaculla Rock, seen here as a 3D model. https://sketchfab.com/models/ebfc3ec3eb3947ea92a7abb2d13060cb/embed Judaculla Rock, Jackson County, North Carolina by Ancient Art Archive on Sketchfab All pre contact story written on the landscape are irreplacable. Vandalism at Track Rock Gap is deeply sad. Rescources: Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Track Rock Gap page Judaculla Rock, NC Alan Cressler's photos of Track Rock Gap

Chauvet Cave the discovery of 36,000-year-old art

by Gregory Crouch|March 14, 2021May 6, 2024|36000 BP, age, Aurignacian, cave art, Chauvet, Europe, France, Painting, Paleolithic, petroglyph, pictograph, Rock Art

almost 30 years ago explorers forced their way into Chauvet cave in France, what they found astounded the world.

Rock Art in the Bears Ears National Monument

Bears Ears National Monument is 3 years old

by Stephen Alvarez|December 28, 2019February 9, 2022|Bears Ears, petroglyph, pictograph, Rock Art, San Juan County, Utah

The Bears Ears National Monument is 3 years old!

Good News for the San Rafael Swell

by Stephen Alvarez|March 5, 2019February 8, 2022|Barrier Canyon Style, Emery County, petroglyph, pictograph, Rock Art, Utah

Buckhorn Wash Pictograph Panel on the San Rafael Swell Those of you who have been following the Ancient Art Archive's work are familiar with our efforts to document Barrier Canyon Style (BCS) artworks. BCS is one of North America's most enigmatic and evocative styles. It is known, primarily from the San Rafael Swell of Central Utah. In general conservation news has been bad in Utah for the past few years. Both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monuments were significantly reduced. However, last month a mammoth public lands bill passed both the House and Senate that will increase protections on many National Lands. Among many other things the bill adds 660,000 acres of wilderness designation to Emery County Utah, home of much of the San Rafael Swell. You can read more here. The Rochester Rock Art Panel in Emery County Utah