Rock Art

San Juan County Petroglyphs
Southern Utah Petroglyph Boulders
by Stephen Alvarez|July 11, 2022|Native American, North America, petroglyph, Rock Art, San Juan County, Utah, Virtual Reality
We have loaded a VR model of petroglyph boulders in Utah optimized for the Oculus headset.
Stephen Alvarez works in an unnamed cave
Native American Cave Art Over 1000-Years-Old Revealed by 3D Scans
by Gregory Crouch|May 3, 2022|age, cave art, Native American, news, North America, petroglyph, Rock Art, unnamed cave, Woodland
Giant Cave Art images discovered using 3D modeling. This expands our knowledge of the Woodland Culture world view.
Maya writing in Naj Tunich Cave
Naj Tunich Cave Maya pictographs
by Stephen Alvarez|April 11, 2022|2000 BP, age, cave art, Maya, Painting, pictograph, Rock Art
The Maya pictographs in Naj Tunich Cave rocked the world of Maya archaeology when they were discovered.
A Southeastern Cave Entrance
Indigenous Cave Explorers of the Southeastern US
by Gregory Crouch|April 3, 2022|cave art, Mississippian, Mural of America, Native American, North America, petroglyph, Rock Art, Uncategorized, unnamed cave, Woodland
Indisputable evidence proves Indigenous Americans ventured as far as 3 miles into southeastern caves 5,000 years before the invention of electric light. Native Americans were excellent cave explorers.
Esplanade Polychrome style
by Stephen Alvarez|April 2, 2022|age, Archaic, Arizona, Esplanade Polychrome, Mojave County, Native American, Rock Art Styles
Esplanade Polychrome style is known from only a handful of rock art sites in Mojave County Arizona.
Serranía de la Lindosa, Columbia
Are the Serranía de la Lindosa paintings 12,000 years old?
by ancientartarch|March 8, 2022|age, news, Painting, Paleolithic, pictograph, Rock Art
Are the Serrania de la Lindosa Colombia paintings 12,000 years old? They could be but why are they so well preserved?
Paenl of the Four Horses
Panel of the Four Horses, Chauvet in VR
by Stephen Alvarez|February 11, 2022|age, Aurignacian, cave art, Chauvet, Europe, France, Paleolithic, pictograph, Rock Art, Virtual Reality
The panel of the Four Horses in Chauvet Pont d'Arc cave is now online in VR
pictograph handprint in El Castillo
Dating Rock Art, How Old Is It?
by Joshua Alvarez|January 14, 2022|36000 BP, age, Altamira, cave art, Chauvet, Europe, France, How Old Is It?, pictograph, Rock Art, Spain
paintings in El Castillo in Spain are more than 40,000 years old, much older than previously suspected
What does it take to understand cave art?
by Stephen Alvarez|January 10, 2022|20000, age, cave art, petroglyph, Rock Art, Spain
a glimpse into the mind of the paleolithic artist
Shooting the Milky Way and Rock Art
by Stephen Alvarez|December 20, 2021|Great Basin, Nevada, Photography
How do you shoot the Milky Way and rock art at the same time?