What? That's right. Arrowheads, or as archaeologists know them, projectile points, are sometimes carved or painted on rock as parts of people. In this episode we talk about projectile-pointed people and other depictions of projectile points in rock drawings.
Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel
Dr. Don Liponi joins the Rock Art podcast again to talk about his ongoing work and publications regarding La Rumarosa rock art and the Kumeyaay people. His publications are bringing light to this fantastic rock art and the people that created it, and, is helping the Kumeyaay people directly.
Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel
For this episode Chris and Alan continue their basic rock art discussion. We discuss the nature and character of rock alignments, geoglyphs, intaglios, ground figures, scratched rock art, and dating of rock art.
Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel
Today we talk with archaeologist Shane Davis. Shane studied Belize, Pakistan, and now works with Alan in Cultural Resources Management in California. Alan asks him about his path to archaeology and the project he's worked on.
Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel
On Episode 26 we are interviewing David Nichols, Park Archaeologist, for the National Mojave Preserve. David has a remarkable background doing fieldwork over 15 years on the Pacific Rim and in Australia but returning to his first love the Mojave Desert. This Master's thesis relates to research in the region and his job keeps him very busy managing the 1.6 million acres that is chock full of rock art of many types - paintings, drawings and related features. Much to talk about.
Chris Webster
Dr. Alan Garfinkel