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Pictish Rock Art with Hamish Findlay Lamley - Rock Art 135

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This week, Dr Alan chats to Hamish Findlay Lamley, Pictish specialist, leatherworker, and tattoo artist, about all things relating to the ancient Pictish landscape in Scotland. From carved stones and Pictish motifs, they discuss all things relating to rock art.

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Atlantic Rock Art with Clare Busher O'Sullivan - Rock Art 134

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In this week’s episode, Alan chats to Clare Busher O Sullivan, archaeologist, author and rock art specialist about her work with Atlantic Rock Art in south-west Ireland. They speak on topics ranging from Mesolithic markings to Neolithic chambered tombs, and even compare the differences between Atlantic and Californian rock art motifs!

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Rock Art with Dr. George Harold Nash - Rock Art 133

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Join us on this week’s episode, as Alan sits down with Dr. George Harold Nash, a prominent specialist in the field of prehistoric rock art from the University of Liverpool. Dr. Nash has extensive experience in researching rock art in places across the world, the US and South America. He’s currently working in Rising Star Cave in South Africa and several Upper Palaeolithic caves in his native South Wales.

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Nigerian Rock Art with Salisu Aminu - Rock Art 132

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In this week’s episode, Dr Garfinkel talks to Salisu Aminu, rock art scholar, guard and advocate for the preservation and conservation of rock art in Nigeria. They discuss Salisu’s professional work, his passion and strategy for preserving the archaeological past, and how this work has helped the indigenous people of Nigeria. Salisu Aminu has received multiple awards and recognition for his work in rock art research. He has also been featured on the Bradshaw foundation website.

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Dance and Cosmology with Jose Botello - Rock Art 131

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Dr. Garfinkel brings Jose Botello back on the show to talk about his master’s work at Cal State Northridge. They talk about ceremonial dance, cosmology, and what it means to live and walk the “red road”.

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The Supernatural Gamekeeper with Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay - Rock Art 130

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Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay from Guanajuato, Mexico one of our most popular guest scholars, is back for a discussion on the Supernatural Gamekeeper.  Much to say about this figure and how they are rendered on stone canvasses, what they mean, who they are, and what we can learn from Native people regarding the protective and abiding deities that ensure nourishment and sustainability for our indigenous brothers and sisters.  Great discussion!

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The Supernatural Gamekeeper with Dr. Richard Chacon - Rock Art 129

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Today we have our guest scholar, Dr. Richard Chacon, who has just published a remarkable book on supernatural gamekeepers throughout the world. We're going to talk about how that relates to rock art and other related matters in terms of the pre-contact, pre-literate indigenous cosmology.

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Fossil Falls and the Coso Range with Katie Olsen - Rock Art 128

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On this episode we interview Katie Olsen who lives in Ridgecrest, California.  On the edge of the Coso Range and a stone's throw away from Little Lake and Fossil Falls - prominent rock art locations in the Coso Range. She shares her feelings and background as a woman and female and mother with academic training in art history as she helps us to understand the rock art of the Cosos with a special emphasis on the animal humans that are patterned and solid bodied and expresses an explicit emphasis on the female side of the human experience.

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Nevadans for Cultural Preservation - Rock Art 127

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Rayette Martin from the Nevadans for Cultural Preservation joins the podcast to talk about the work they are doing and how they are preserving rock art in Nevada.

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Discussing Rock Art with Director and Producer Chris Finefrock - Rock Art 126

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Chris Finefrock is a director and producer of cinematic masterpieces.  He is now working on a new project featuring in part the Native worldviews and religious metaphors that are represented in archaeological sites, geoglyphs, and rock art sites.  In this episode we do a wide-ranging discussion on what makes these topics so engaging and why rock art is such an endlessly interesting subject.  Quite the ride!

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Analyzing Rock Art with Tony Prekis - Rock Art 125

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On today’s episode Alan brings on Tony Prekis to analyze a rock art panel associated with the Freemont Cultural traditions.

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Analyzing Rock Art - Rock Art 124

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Alan and Chris analyze three rock art panels from the Coso Range in California. You can look at these every day and see something different.

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Amazonian Shamanism With Cinematographer Paul Goldsmith - Rock Art 123

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On today’s episode we visit with Paul Goldsmith, award winning cinematographer and creator of Talking Stone: Rock Art of the Coso, documentary film and the coffee table book on Coso rock art based on our film.  In this episode we discuss some surprising insights Paul has after firsthand meetings with practicing shamans in the Amazon.  He gives us a glimpse of what they are like and some surprising reflections on his interactions.  You will learn some interesting aspects about shamanism and the Native American cultures.  A lively discussion!

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The Origins of Religion in Rock Art - Rock Art 122

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Religion permeates most cultures around the world and throughout time. How did early people represent and practice their religions with respect to rock art? What did they represent with the images and what stories were they trying to tell? Dr. Garfinkel discusses some of his research and study on this topic for today’s episode.

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Ecstatic Postures and Altered States of Consciousness with Laura Lee - Rock Art 121

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Connecting with rock art, sites, and artifacts is often important for gaining understanding. Today’s guest is Laura Lee. Laura is Vice President and Director of Research and Outreach of Cuyamungue, The Felicitas D Goodman Institute and will discuss ecstatic postures and altered states of consciousness.

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The Rock Art of Little Lake, California - RockArt 120

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Dr. Garfinkel has been going to Little Lake for about 50 years now. On today’s episode we describe Little Lake, the rock art there, and it’s significance to the people native to the area for the last 10,000 years. We also talk about the California Rock Art Foundation trips to Little Lake and how you can be a part of that.

Use the California Rock Art Foundation link below to subscribe to the newsletter where you can find out about upcoming field trips.

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Andres Perez Arana - Archaeology under the Radar. Remote Sensing and Geophysics for the Layman - Ep 50

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In our 50th episode, our Geophysics Technician Andres Perez Arana entertains a packed Red Deer to describe what archaeologists are able to observe without getting their hands dirty. He includes many examples of site she has worked at whilst in commercial and academic archaeology.

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Deconstructing a Complex Panel from Eastern California - Rock Art 119

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Chris and Alan discuss a panel that was discovered in the eastern Sierra’s of California recently. It’s one of the most complex panels that either of us have ever seen. We deconstruct this panel and talk about some of the elements.

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Amerindian Perspectivism - Rock Art 118

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Alan and Chris have a conversation about how past Native American cultures interpreted and interacted with their environment, and how that should impact the modern interpretation of rock art archaeological sites today.

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Native American Perspectivism; Part 2 with Johnney Valdez - Rock Art 117

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Dr. Alan brings Johnney Valdez back on to continue their discussion about Native American Perspectivism. Johnney talks about how native people think about the universe.

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