A Guide to Rock Art Sites:
Southern California and Southern Nevada
Table of Contents
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Understanding Rock Art
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1
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Far-Western Native American Cultures
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2
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Shamanism and Vision Quests
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7
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Rock Art and Vision Quests
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10
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Meanings, Myths, and Metaphors
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14
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Puberty Initiates and Rock Art
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25
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Other Interpretations
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28
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Making the Art
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33
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Dating the Art
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34
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Appreciating Rock Art Sites
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41
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Preserving the Past
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41
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Photographing Rock Art
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44
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Visiting the Sites
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47
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Mojave Desert and Owens Valley Region:
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1 - Coso Range Petroglyphs
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49
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2 - Squaw Spring Petroglyphs
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53
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3 - Steam Well Petroglyphs
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56
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4 - Black Canyon Petroglyphs
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59
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5 - Inscription Canyon Petroglyphs
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63
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6 - Surprise Tank Petroglyphs
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66
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7 - Fish Slough Petroglyphs
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71
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8 - Chidago Petroglyphs
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75
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9 - Red Canyon Petroglyphs
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77
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10 - Chalfant Petroglyphs
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80
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11 - Titus Canyon Petroglyphs
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84
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12 - Pleasant Valley Petroglyphs
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88
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13 - Barker Dam Petroglyphs
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90
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Colorado Desert Region:
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14 - Andreas Canyon Pictographs
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94
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15 - Fish Trap Petroglyphs
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97
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16 - Morteros Village Pictographs
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101
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17 - Little Blair Valley Pictographs
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104
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18 - Corn Spring Petroglyphs
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107
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19 - McCoy Spring Petroglyphs
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110
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20 - Mule Canyon Intaglios
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116
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21 - Mule Tank Petroglyphs
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120
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22 - Blythe Intaglios
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124
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Southern Nevada Region:
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23 - Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs
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128
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24 - Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs
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132
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25 - Mouse Tank Petroglyphs
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137
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26 - Willow Spring Rock Art
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141
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27 - Red Spring Petroglyphs
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145
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Southern San Joaquin Valley and South-Central Coast Region:
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28 - Hospital Rock Pictographs
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151
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29 - Tulare Painted Rock Pictographs
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154
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30 - Rocky Hill Pictographs
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158
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31 - Tomo-Kahni State Park Pictographs
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162
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32 - Carrizo Painted Rock Pictographs
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165
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33 - Painted Cave Pictographs
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170
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34 - Oakbrook Park Pictographs
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175
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Interior Southwestern California Region:
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35 - Mockingbird Canyon Pictographs
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180
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36 - Idyllwild Pictographs
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185
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37 - Lake Perris Pictograph
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188
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38 - Hemet Maze Petroglyph
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191
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Further Reading and Other Resources
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197
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Glossary
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203
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Appendix
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211
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Index
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212
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About the Author
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218
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