The Rock Art Podcast

This episode is unusual as Chris Webster interviews Dr. Alan Garfinkel about his recent work in the national Mojave preserve. Dr. Garfinkel was in the Mojave desert over the summer identifying, documenting, and evaluating world class rock art sites. In this episode he shares stories both of the documentation process, as well as other anecdotes from his time in one of the hottest places in the US!...

Here's one that is a bit different. Did you know that Native California Indians were part of a basketry boom? From about 1890 to 1940 Native people produced some of the most spectacular basketry ever crafted in the world. These masterpiece baskets include imagery and embedded metaphor that is also recognized in our rock art record throughout California and the Great Basin. Gene Meieran one of the...

Learn all about the careers to two amazing women, Drs. Donna Gillette and Linda Hylkema as they take you on a journey of rock art discovery. One of Dr. Gillette’s areas of interest is in a local phenomenon called PCNs. Find out what those are and what they might mean, and more, on today’s episode. Links California Rock Art Foundation Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Twitte...

On Episode 19 of the rock art podcast we interview L. Frank Manriquez. She is a Native Californian Indian of e Tongva and Ajachamem ancestry. L. Frank is a gifted artist and world class advocate for indigenous people around the world. She is known for her work with Native textiles and material culture, archival work and language revitalization, and she is heavily involved with the recreation of Na...

This episode is with Kevin Stein an entertainment, marketing, and public relations consultant and rock art aficionado. Kevin has traveled widely and studied the intimate details of rock art both in the Americas and in the old world. He has also conducted his own seminars and presentations on the nature of shamanism and the connections with the study of cognitive anthropology. This is a fascinating...

Dr. Ed Krupp is Director of the Griffith Astronomical Observatory in Los Angeles, California. He is a world class scholar and is a pioneer in the study of how indigenous people, the world over, relate to the cosmos, saw the celestial realm and provided prehistoric astronomical observatories as sun, moon, and star watchers. These activities are of course memorialized in rock art and in rock feature...

A truck driver turned rock art photographer, Jerman Cervera is passionate about what he does. He and Alan talk about his journey to photography from a young age to photographing some of the most significant rock art sites in the world. From the Coso Range in California to the pictographs of Baja, Mr. Cervera has captured some amazing images. Links California Rock Art Foundation Contact Chris Webst...

Eric Lawton is a world class fine art photographer and has been around the word with his camera. Eric has been fascinated with rock art for his entire life and has a deep interest in how we relate to photographs and art forms of people throughout history. Links California Rock Art Foundation Eric Lawton’s Website Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular...

On this episode we talk to Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay about his career in rock art. From his homeland of Calcutta, India, to continued graduate studies in Texas, and his current research working out of Guanajuato University in Mexico. They take a deep dive into the mysteries surrounding the relationships of science and religion. Our guest scholar provides up to date thinking on how our minds process...

Don Liponi is a best selling author on La Rumorosa rock art and he's working on a third volume focusing on the study of shamanism as it relates to Rock Art. Links California Rock Art Foundation Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Twitter: @archeowebby Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, L...

Rick Colman shares is journey in anthropology and his recent research documenting the giant ground figures that exist in California and Arizona. These are known as “geoglyphs” and can be small rock rings to massive human, animal, and geometric shapes. Links California Rock Art Foundation Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Twitter: @archeowebby Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@ya...

In this episode Dr. Alan Garfinkel talks with Peter W. Merlin - an acclaimed author, researcher, rock art explorer, adventurer, freelance journalist, and historian. Merlin has extensive and personal knowledge of rock art resources world-wide and is the author of books for both general and technical audiences. Merlin has appeared in more than a dozen television documentaries on the History Channel,...

On today's episode Dr. Gold talks with Dr. Chester Liwosz. Dr. Liwosz tells us how he got into archaeology and how he came to study petroglyphs. We also talk about his involvement with the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph project and the amazing collection of rock art at that site. Links California Rock Art Foundation Mesa Prieta Petroglyphs Project Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com...

On today's show Dr. Garfinkel interviews the Executive Director of the California Rock Art Foundation, Christine Grimaldi Clarkson. Christine was instrumental in the creation and development of the California Rock Art Foundation and was elected by the Board to be the Executive Director of CRAF in March 2018. Christine has been researching and conducting archaeological work in Central California fo...

Carlos Gallinger is a world class wildlife specialist. Mr. Gallinger has spent much of his life studying the habits, habitat, and associated prehistoric activities of the big horn sheep in central eastern California. Carlos has studied native-American interactions with big horn sheep and their hunting of these animals through what they left behind and the rock art, pictographs, and geoglyphs left...

Eran Barnea is a Hollywood cinematographer who has completed research studies worldwide on rock art depicting horned artiodactyls. His studies relate to the symbolism and religious metaphors world-wide of these remarkable animals. Links California Rock Art Foundation Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Twitter: @archeowebby Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Affiliates Wi...

Eric Hanson has worked in visual effects for several decades. His work has been seen in movies like Cast Away and The Fifth Element, to name just two. Now, he shifted focus to the natural environment and cultural expressions. Through his venture, Blue Planet VR, Eric takes you on a realistic journey to rock art sites and other cultural sites around the world and all from the comfort of a virtual r...

China Lake Naval Weapons Center in central eastern California is home to many weapons inventions and the most dense collection of rock art in the western hemisphere. At nearly a mile long Little Petroglyph Canyon contains 10s of thousands of individual rock art images. Both Chris and Alan have been there and Alan leads tours there every year. We talk about the rock art and some of the preservation...

Bill Hyder is a pioneer in the study of rock art. He's the former president of the American Rock Art Research Association and a board member of the California Rock Art Foundation. He joins Dr. Garfinkel to talk about the Chumash and their lifeways, religion, origin stories, rock art, and more. Links California Rock Art Foundation American Rock Art Research Association Contact Chris Webster chris@a...

Steve Waller is an expert in the study of ArchaeoAcoustics. ArchaeoAcoustics is the study of sound in the prehistoric environment. Mr. Waller got his start in the caves of France while pursuing a passion for rock art study. One idea that Mr. Waller pursued was the idea that rock art was actually inspired by sound - specifically the sound in a cave. What Mr. Waller found was that the acoustic impac...

Every story has a beginning. On the first two episodes of the Rock Art Podcast we talk about Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s beginning: how he got into archaeology, how he came to study rock art, and what he’s been up to lately. Links California Rock Art Foundation Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Twitter: @archeowebby Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePub...

Every story has a beginning. On the first two episodes of the Rock Art Podcast we talk about Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s beginning: how he got into archaeology, how he came to study rock art, and what he’s been up to lately. Links California Rock Art Foundation Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Twitter: @archeowebby Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePub...

Welcome to a new podcast from the Archaeology Podcast Network! Join Dr. Alan Garfinkel and Chris Webster as they interview experts from around the world in the study, identification, and interpretation of rock art. We’ll take you on a weekly journey through space and time as we discuss these fascinating images that have been painted, carved, pecked, and scratched into solid rock. Links California...