Documenting Rock Art in Dinosaur National Monument

Author(s): Ralph J. Hartley; Anne Wolley Vawser; Alan R. Smith; Mary A. Johnson

Editor(s): F. A. Calabrese

Year: 1993

Summary

In 1988 and 1989 comprehensive documentation of twenty-two rock art sites in Dinosaur National Monument was undertaken to establish baseline information for the long-term monitoring of these sites. Procedures used included still photography, scale drawings, video photography, photogrammetry, and standardized written descriptions.

Documentation for each site was compiled in a notebook format for use by park personnel during monitoring phases. Analyses of the rock art and the kinds of situations in which they are placed suggest that the images were used to influence the behavior of aboriginal visitors to the site.

Cite this Record

Documenting Rock Art in Dinosaur National Monument. Ralph J. Hartley, Anne Wolley Vawser, Alan R. Smith, Mary A. Johnson, F. A. Calabrese. Occasional Studies in Anthropology ,29. Lincoln, Nebraska: Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service. 1993 ( tDAR id: 297550) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8S75G10

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Desert Archaic Culture • Early Archaic • Late Archaic • Middle Archaic • PaleoIndian • Plano Period

Site Name
42un1 • 42un10 • 42UN1244 • 42un13 • 42un15 • 42UN1715 • 42UN1728 • 42UN1729 • 42UN1730 • 42UN1731 • 42UN1732 • 42UN1733 • 42UN1734 • 42UN1735 • 42UN178 • 42UN179 • 42UN185 • 42UN187 • 42UN190 • 42UN192 • 42UN198 • 42un2 • 42UN201 • 42un21 • 42UN217 • 42un24 • 42un40 • 42UN45 • 42un8 • 42un89 • 5MF157 • 5MF16 • 5MF2637 • 5MF87 • 5MF88 • Big Man Alcove • Blueberry House Shelter • Canyon View Petroglyphs • Centipede Shelter • Deluge Shelter • Dos Ciervos Alcove • Fingerpaint Shelter • Hell's Midden • J.P. Penthouse • Maxon Ranch Site • McKee Springs Petroglyphs • Poison Shelter • Rich-Hartle Inscription • Scary Ledge Petroglyphs • Stirland Site #1 • Stirland Site #10 • Stirland Site #13 • Stirland Site #15 • Stirland Site #17 • Stirland Site #2 • Stirland Site #20 • Stirland Site #8 • Swelter Shelter • Talus Petroglyphs • The Target Site Show More

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Rock Art

Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Abraded Rectangular Elements • Abstract Designs • Anthropomorphic Figures • Duncan Points • East Gate Points • Elko Corner-Notched Point • Elko Series Points • Geometric Designs • Gypsum Points • Handprints • Hawken Side-Notched Point • Headdress Designs • Kokopelli • Necklace Designs • Petroglyph Panel • Pictographs • Pinto Basin Points • Red Pigment • Rocker Base Side-Notched Point • Rockshelter • Rose Springs Points • San Rafael Side-Notched Point • Shield Designs • Sudden Side-Notched Point • Yellow Pigment • Zoomorphic Figures

Geographic Keywords
Clay Basin • Cliff Creek Canyon • Colorado (State / Territory) • Colorado Plateau • Douglas Creek • Echo Park Road • Ely Caves • Jones Hole • Moffat (County) • Red Wash Area • Sleep Ridge Area • Thorne Cave • Uinta Basin

Temporal Keywords
Black Knoll Phase • Castle Valley Phase • Dirty Devil Phase • Formative Period • Green River Phase, Early Archaic

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -8500 to 1300

Spatial Coverage

min long: -109.317; min lat: 40.337 ; max long: -108.505; max lat: 40.57 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): National Park Service -Midwest Archaeological Center

Submitted To(s): Rocky Mountain Region, National Park Service

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 620503

NADB citation id number(s): 000000348643

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