So this is the pictograph to the left of the really crisp one seen in my last post. Sadly, this one has not fared well over the centuries. The left side of it has mostly been washed away by water running down the cliff face. I enhanced this one quite a bit so we could see some of the detail. When it was fresh, I think this one would have really been spectacular! It has many more elements to it than the last one I posted.
A close crop of an earlier post from a couple of weeks ago. Also, since I'm on my home computer, I slightly enhanced it using a parametric mask in Darktable to reveal a bit more detail.
#opcOnThisDay in 2018, I brought my dad and his then-girlfriend on a trip through Utah. We stopped at a number of archeology sites on BLM land, including a major petroglyph site, a kiva site, and two other ruin sites. ☀️ #archaeology#utah#ancentralpuebloans#rockart#petroglyphs
Nice! Using parametric masks in Darktable I was able to enhance the extremely faded green pictographs in this panel! Green is a very rare color to see in Utah Four Corners area pictographs.
Nice pictograph and hand print I found hiking canyons in Utah the other day. (Note: I enhanced the saturation a bit in Darktable using parametric masks. The original is quite faded, sadly.)
Ancient rock art in Argentinian cave may have transmitted messages across 100 human generations
A recent discovery in Patagonia has pushed back the timeline of ancient rock art in South America. Previously estimated to be only a few thousand years old, the rock art found in a cave in Argentina’s Patagonia region has been revealed to be much older, with some drawings dating back as far as 8,200 years...
The symbols at Achnabrek (and Kilmartin) were created over 4,500 years ago.
Many of the symbols are circular hollow “cupmarks”, some surrounded by multiple concentric rings and with grooves running from them.
Different styles and techniques suggest many different artists over many years.
The designs were probably created during ritual ceremonies, perhaps to depict and communicate with the ‘otherworld’ of Gods and ancestors said to be present “within” or “beyond “ the rock. #rockart#scotland
We have had our annual monitoring day today, where we log and photograph the conditions of all of the assets in our care at the Wemyss coast.
Caves, paths (not the Fife Coastal Path) and carvings.
And the weather was mostly wonderful, although the most recent storms have made the paths pretty tricky to navigate in places.
Looking forward to welcome visitors back for tours from the 7th April!
I gasped when I saw this petroglyph--because I found this glyph in Northern Nevada! When I saw it, I'm like, "A flute player? No way!" Flute players, also known as the hunchback flute player or Kokopelli, are only known in the Southwest around the Four Corners area. It appears to be ancient and not recent. Anyone have any thoughts? (First photo is digitally enhance. Second photo is unenhanced.)
My collection of British Rock Art cards, prints and mugs are now available from DidgeriCoo. Influenced by cup and ring designs around the British Isles.