ON A HIKE NEAR OUR PROJECT SITE ON A RIDGE ABOVE THE CANADIAN RIVER NORTH OF AMARILLO, TEXAS.

Canadian River Rock Art Sites Gallery

In June of 2016 I participated in the Cross Bar Ranch Field School under the supervision of Dr. Brett Bousman of Texas State University.  We spent most of our time in the field excavating an Antelope Creek Phase site located on a ridge above the Canadian River.  During the course of the field school I saw rock art at three different sites near the Canadian River.  Below are a few photos of these sites. 

Pictograph Site Near Our Camp…

We camped on remote BLM land north of Amarillo Texas and south of the Canadian River.  Dr. Bousman knew I was interested in rock art, so he mentioned that there was a small pictograph site near our camp.  On June 17, 2016 we visited this site, which was located in a small shelter above a water source in a small draw.  

THIS PICTOGRAPH SITE CONSISTS OF FIVE RED VERTICAL LINES.
A CLOSER VIEW OF THE PICTOGRAPH SITE NEAR OUR CAMP.
DR. BOUSMAN AND DR. CHRISTOPHER LINTZ DISCUSSING THE SITE. DR. LOENDORF WAS ONE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS WHO VISITED OUT PROJECT AND SHARED HIS EXPERTISE.

A Petroglyph Near Our Project Site…

At the base of the ridge where our project was located, there was a lone petroglyph on a small, broken boulder.  Dr. Bousman mentioned it to me and one afternoon during a break my classmate Sean and I went exploring and found the petroglyph.  Dr. Bousman seemed to think the petroglyph represented a turtle, but I am not so sure!

THE PETROGLYPH NEAR OUR PROJECT SITE. ABSTRACT, OR REPRESENTATIONAL?
YOURS TRULY AT THE PETROGLYPH NEAR OUR PROJECT SITE.
MY CLASSMATE SEAN PHOTOGRAPHING THE PETROGLYPH.

Petroglyphs at Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument…

On June 10, 2016 our group of students at the Cross Bar Ranch Field school visited the Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, located about 35 miles north of Amarillo.   One of the areas of the Monument that we visited had a petroglyph site.  The bright sun and the weathered condition of the dolomite slabs made the petroglyphs difficult to see and photograph, but they were very interesting none-the-less.  Below are some of the photos I took that day at the petroglyph site. 

THIS TURTLE PETROGLYPH IS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN ELEMENTS AT THE SITE.
I THINK THIS MIGHT BE ANOTHER TURTLE. IS THAT RED PIGMENT NATURAL, OR APPLIED BY MAN?
MANY OF THE BOULDERS AT THE SITE HAD NUMEROUS CUPULES AS WELL AS THE PETROGLYPHS.
THIS IS A LARGE FOOTPRINT PETROGLYPH. NOT SURE WHY THE STONE IS DARKENED AROUND THIS ELEMENT.
ANOTHER SHOT OF WHAT I THINK MIGHT BE A TURTLE AT ALIBATES NATIONAL MONUMENT.