Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art (Wickenburg)
Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 N. Frontier Street, Wickenburg, AZ, United StatesAncient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for which meanings are known. However, are such claims supported by archaeology or by Native Americans themselves? Mr. Dart illustrates southwestern petroglyphs and pictographs, and discusses how even the same rock art symbol […]