A Walk Around Tsankawi Mesa: Applying Written in Rock Preservation Principles to the Pajarito Plateau Rock Art

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Technique and Interpretation in the Archaeology of Rock Art" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

SAA is comprised of many educators and a special interest group that conducts research on rock art. The emphasis now is to raise awareness regarding cultural sensitivity of rock art panels, including protection and preservation. That Pueblo people think of rock art panels as part of their cultural heritage, is not a new concept. What may not be obvious to mainstream researchers is how to maintain respect for that sensitivity and preservation. In the project Written in Rock conducted by the National Museum of American Indian in 2012-13, participants practiced sharing cultural heritage of rock art panels with partners from Azerbaijan who shared their cultural heritage with Pueblo participants. The experience of sharing cultural heritage between two international groups gave Pueblo participants insights into how they might share it with interested groups of people in the United States.  This presentation shares with current researchers and educators some of our most important lessons learned.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Technique and Interpretation in the Archaeology of Rock Art   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 24445