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Quick Facts
What is rock art?
Who made Arkansas rock art?
How are petroglyphs made?
How are pictographs made?
What is the difference between rock art and graffiti?
How old is Arkansas rock art?
Why did Native Americans make rock art?
What kinds of rock art images have been identified?
What are rock art styles?
What threatens to destroy rock art?
Where can I see rock art in Arkansas?
What can I do at a rock art site?

Interpretations
A Horse-and-Rider Pictograph
Fish-trap and Paddlefish
Portals Between the Worlds / Underwater Spirit
Footprints, Handprints, and Animal Tracks
The Hellgrammite Pictograph
The Human Body
The Narrows Rock Art Panel
Tools for Making Rock Art at The Narrows
Rock Art in Context: Art
Rock Art in Context: Physical Context
Rock Art in Context: Cultural Landscapes

Articles
The Arkansas Rock Art Project
What is Rock Art and What Can it Tell Us About the Past?
The Chronological and Cultural Context of Arkansas Rock Art
History of Rock Art Research in Arkansas
The Petit Jean Painted Rock Art Style

Technical Papers
Rock Art Documentation in Arkansas
The Narrows Rock Art in Archeological Context
Photogrammetry at The Narrows
Excavations at Rockhouse Cave
Archaeogeophysics at Rockhouse Cave
Actively Managing Rock Art Sites

Resources
Activities
A Native American Bestiary
Ancient Art Forms
Ancient Art Styles
Here Comes the Sun
Petroglyphs and Pictographs
Seeing the Ancient Peoples
Seeing the World Through Ancient Eyes
The Sky World, This World, and the Underworld
Using Databases
Lesson Plans
What is Rock Art Lesson
Ancient Animals
Art and Culture
Mysterious Symbols
Rock Art and Ritual
Seeing Ancient People Lesson
Seeing Ancient Worlds
Glossary
Bibliography
Site Recording Forms
Rock Art Links

Database
Search Database
Search Advanced Database

Just For Kids
Gayle's Quest
Raven's Dream
Jason and Tiffany's Excellent Adventure

Picture Gallery
Visit the Picture Gallery

Buy the Book!





Rock Art Image

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Image Info

Image ID: 3353
Site Number: 3FR0100
Image Type: tracing of rock art
AAS Photo Record Number: Rock Art Tracing 2004-26
Roll:
Exposure:
Comments: 2004-26 Archival tracing of 12/9/2004 field tracing by Mike Evans of Panel 11, Element 15


Site Info

Site Number: 3FR0100
Date: 12/02/04
Reporter: Leslie Walker, George Sabo, Mike Evans, Larry Porter, Jerry Hilliard
Time of Day: 12:10 pm
Time at Site: > 4 hrs
Lighting: dim
Weather: overcast
Length (m): 19
Width (m): 6
Height (m): 2.5
Aspect: S
Bearing: 190
Associated Material: present, noted
Form Clarity: Good - discernable figures; no question as to form, complete
Dimensions Measured With: taped
Motif: anthropomorphic, geometric, zoomorphic
Rock Art Category: prehistoric Native American
Rock Hardness: scratches with knifeblade
Rock Type: sandstone
Site Type: shelter
Vandalism: a few scratches
Weathering: Number of Petroglyphs: 1
Number of Pictographs: 39
Petroglyph
   Method: incised
   Surface Preparation: none
   Form: line drawing/stick figure
Pictograph
   Method: fingerstroke
   Form: full-bodied, outlined, line drawing/stick figure
   Color: red
Combination


Element Info


Previous ElementNext Element
Element Number: 15
Panel Number: 11
Site Number: 3FR0100
Rock Art Category: prehistoric Native American
Form: line drawing/stick figure
Motif: zoomorphic
Specific Motif: Fish
Rock Art Type: pictograph
Condition: discernable and clear in good light conditions
Color: red
Height (cm): 12
Width (cm): 35
Floor Distance (m): 1.75
Inclination Degree: 81
Aspect: SE
Bearing: 156
Location: 1.64 m east of west end of shelter on ceiling.
Description: Hellgramite and barred oval.
Form Clarity: Fair - faded or eroded; still discernable as to form but not complete or damaged
Inclination: ceiling
Method: brushed
Surface Preparation: none


Panel Info


Previous ElementNext Element
Panel Number: 11
Site Number: 3FR0100
Elements in Panel: 15
Reason Defined as Panel: Uniform rock surface and Spatial clustering
Height (m): 0.5
Width (m): 0.4
Floor Distance (m): 1.74
Location: Ceiling at west end, 1.5 m east from west wall and 2.0 m south from cave entrance.
Description: Element 15 - "centipede" (hellgramite) and barred oval.
     

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