Petroglyphs Owens Valley California
by Ram Vasudev
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Petroglyphs Owens Valley California
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Ram Vasudev
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Petroglyphs, Owens Valley, California
Our ancestors memorialized their legacy through art carved in stone called petroglyphs that have survived centuries of erosion by winds, flash floods and earthquakes. Petroglyphs are pictograms or logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, and abrading. They are found world-wide and are associated with ancient, prehistoric peoples. They are the most ancient and the most stable form of art that humans have ever produced. Flowing across canyon walls, emblazoning the sides of cliffs, rocks in the desert or on the ground, they display figures and symbols that tell something us about their world.
The Volcanic Tablelands in the Owens Valley in California, where this petroglyph is located, encompass 580 square miles area covered by volcanic ash from an eruption 760000 years ago from the Long Valley caldera, located to the northwest. The petroglyph artworks were created by the Paiute-Shoshone Native American Indians 3500-5000 years ago. The meaning of the symbols on the petroglyphs is not obvious. Some symbols are recognizable as deer, bighorn sheep, human figures, and birds. Other symbols include lines, grids, and concentric circles in different configurations. The drawings could have been of ceremonial, practical, and functional significance, or just simply whimsical.
Thanks to the following groups for featuring this work
(1) Excellent Self-taught Artists, 11/17/2013
(2) Out West, 11/19/2013
(3) History Around Us, 11/25/2013
(4) Memories and Nostalgia, 11/27/2013
(5) FAA Featured Images, 12/01/2013
(6) Forgotten by Time, 12/08/2013
(7) Western and Indian Art, 12/09/2013
(8) Art from the Past, 04/18/2014
(9) Ancient & Mystical Art, 04/07/2015
(10) USA Photographers Only, 06/10/2020
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