ROCK ART AND RUPESTRIAN ARCHAEOLOGY GUESTBOOK
RUPESTRIAN by Footsteps of Man
ARCHAEOLOGY Valcamonica Rock Art
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Date.......: 10-14-1996
Name.......: Nobuhiro Yoshida
Affiliation: Japan Petrograph Society
Address....: Kitakyushu-city,Japan
E-mail.....: jps.@alphatec.or.jp
Date.......: 8-12-1996
Name.......: Alanda Tremmel
Affiliation: University of Illinois, Chicago
Address....: 2519 S. Highland Berwyn IL 60402
E-mail.....: jimt79@mail.idt.net
- Message....: I am new to rock art research and need HELP! I would appreciate any and all sources. If anyone will help guide me I will be eternally grateful. Thanks.
Date.......: 7-25-1996
Name.......: Grant McCall
Affiliation: John Burroughs School
Address....: Phone: USA (314) 261-8432
E-mail.....: sgjmcca@umslvma.umsl.edu
- Message....: .Four years ago, while visiting the Main Caves site in the Giant's Castle N.P., I stumbled onto a very interesting site close to the main caves which I believe to be previously unknown. The painting rest on the north-east facing shelter of a small boulder on the opposite side of the Bushman's river. The scene contains several figures engaged in a trance dance, some entopic forms, a "Moon Goddess" style figure, a strange therianthropic figure, four white giraffe, a warthog outlined in red, and the usual eland. When I discovered it, I was very short on time, and I was not able to document it properly. I am now very afraid that they have been destroyed in recent flooding or the recent snows. I am a long way away form the sght now, obviously, so I appeal to anyone who can put mind to rest to correspond, and if possible, to go to Giant's Castle to record the paintings properly, like I should have done then. In either case, I am very concerned about this site. Please correspond. I beg you.
Date.......: 7-17-1996
Name.......: eben s. cooper
Affiliation: CAST
Address....: #12 Ozark Hall University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR USA 72701
E-mail.....: eben@cast.uark.edu
- Message....: i am interested in the various methods utilized to record rock art
i noticed that the Methods section of the web page is not yet operational.
i Would greatly appreciate any references, information etc. that
you could supply me with. i am interested in making a study of
the efficacy, accuracy etc. of the various methods currently utilized.
thank you for your time. eben cooper
Date.......: 7-16-1996
Name.......: Laurence Muspratt
Affiliation:
Address....: Camden London Uk
E-mail.....: l.muspratt@dial.pipex.com
- Message....: I just dropped in to see my prehistors climbing up the wall
hi!
Date.......: 7-14-1996
Name.......: Sally Adkins
Affiliation: Text Matters
Address....:
E-mail.....: post@textmtrs.demon.co.uk
- Message....: I am trying to get an original slide or print of the Bedolina petroglyph, the oldest known plan of an inhabited site, form Northern Italy, c.2000-1500 BC. I know that it was published in Imago Mundi 18 (1964), in an article called ‘the oldest known plan of an inhabited site dating from the Bronze Age’, by Walter Blumer. The picture was reprinted with permission of the editor of Imago Mundi Ltd. We need the copyright as soon as possible and an orignal print. lWe would be really glad of some help here. Can you help at all? Please reply.
Sally Adkins
Date.......: 7-9-1996
Name.......: Deana Dahley
Affiliation:
Address....: 2701 California Ave SW, Seattle Wa 98116
E-mail.....: deanad@windowware.com
- Message....: I have been searching for a symbol from a Northwest native american rock. They said the symbols basic meaning was balance like yin & Yang. If I remember correctly, the petrogylph was sold to me under the title of “living rocks”, or “animal rocks”, I’m not completely sure. Anyways it would mean a great deal to me if you could lead me in the right direction. This symbol means a lot to me and your web page is the closest I have come to finding out its true meaning. Thank you in advance, Deana.
Date.......: 7-1-1996
Name.......: Kurt W. Felix
Affiliation: Aqualit Top Stone Inc.
Address....: 3600 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137 USA
E-mail.....: ats@icanect.net
- Message....: Interesting homepage-thank you!
Date.......: 6-30-1996
Name.......: Stephan May
Affiliation: Peterboro Antiquities Research Association (PARA)
Address....: Box 73, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada
E-mail.....: helios@accel.net
Date.......: 6-29-1996
Name.......: Stanley A. Copp
Affiliation: Langara College (Anthropology)
Address....: 100 West 49th Ave,Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5Y 2Z6
E-mail.....: scopp@langara.bc.ca
- Message....: I have been researching south-central British Columbia pictographs in the Okanagan-Similkameen Valleys for several years. However, I am interested in any information which could be provided regarding the
recent (past four to five years) of modern petroglyphs being produced along the coast of the Pacific
Northwest. My wife and I noticed two such sites a few years ago carved onto boulders at Point Roberts
peninsula (U.S. territory southwest of Vancouver, B.C. - northern tip of Washington State).
These images were still fresh then ... downtrodden grass and rock chippings in evidence.
Date.......: 6-21-1996
Name.......: Jay Reeves
Affiliation:
Address....:
E-mail.....: jbreeves@isd.net
- Message....: What a great site! I am looking for B/W line drawings of petroglyphic images to incorporate
into quilts. Any ideas about possible sites would be appreciated.
Thanks, Jay Reeves
Date.......: 6-21-1996
Name.......: P. Ford Stone
Affiliation: n/a
Address....:
E-mail.....: h2ostone@phoenixat.com
Date.......: 6-20-1996
Name.......: Keith Powell
Affiliation: Artist
Address....: Box 788 Grand Coulee WA. 99133
E-mail.....: hawk@televar.com
- Message....: I live in Washington state.The area is called the Columbia Plateaus.North central part of the state.I have just found a dolmen on the plateaus just north of the town of Grand Coulee.It is about 6ft. long 3ft. wide and 3ft. thick.The shape is like a small boat.It sits on three small rocks and is pointed at the summer solstice sunrise.The area is also a good camp site.I would like to have someone document the site.Any help would be good.thanks
Date.......: 6-17-1996
Name.......: Ken Pratt
Affiliation: Famous A.G. Pratt
Address....: P.O. Box 264 , Neola Utah 84053
E-mail.....: kpratt@uwin.com
- Message....: Please feel free to visit a new rock art site at http://www.uwin.com/kpratt/ This site contains beautiful jpg & *gif pictures of one of Utah’s best kept secrets - Nine Mile Canyon.
Date.......: 6-14-1996
Name.......: Yim, Segweon
Affiliation: Department of History, Andong National University
Address....: 388 Songchun-Dong, Andong, Kyungbuk, 760-749, KOREA
E-mail.....: yimsk@anu.andong.ac.kr
- Message....: I am a professor of Andong University in Korea and major in Korean Archaeology and Petroglyphs.
I hope to make an entry to your society. lease admit my application
Date.......: 6-13-1996
Name.......: Angelo Costa
Affiliation: School of Neurology
Address....: Via del Pozzo 71 MODENA
E-mail.....: speneuro@c220unimo.it
- Message....: Complimenti!
Sono molto lieto di trovare immagini così importanti della mia terra su internet. Ci voleva proprio. Cordiali saluti . Angelo Costa
Date.......: 6-12-1996
Name.......: wade phyfer
Affiliation: none
Address....: 175 pugh cir. cornville az. 86325
E-mail.....: phyfer@sedona.net
- Message....: looking for b&w tracings of petroglyphs . especially livestock .
Date.......: 6-7-1996
Name.......: David Horwell
Affiliation: Freelance
Address....:
E-mail.....: 100762.1616@compuserve
- Message....: Anyone know whereabouts of Umberto & Bruna Sansoni who worked at Valcamonica in the 70’s and 80’s?
Yes, they are still working there (ndr)
Date.......: 5-26-1996
Name.......: Thomas W. Wyrwoll
Affiliation: Goethe-Universitæt
Address....: Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 52, D-60437 Frankfurt am Main, Germania
E-mail.....:
- Message....: IRAC 96 - Symposium Rock Art and Zoology”
On occasion of the 1996 IRAC at Swakopmund, Namibia, a symposium on Rock Art and Zoology will be held. All aspects of biological items depicted in Rock Art may be referred to. If you are interested, please address to the chair of the symposium, Thomas W. Wyrwoll, as soon as possible.
You may fax to 0049 - 6172 - 930-470, c/o Ms. Anna Korzeniewicz.
Date.......: 5-26-1996
Name.......: Ted Johnson
Affiliation: Private Investigator
Address....: Box 33, Copper Harbor, Michigan, 49918
E-mail.....: tedjohn@up.net
- Message....: To interested parties: Have discovered engravings, possibly from prehistoric Michigan copper miners, and most likely about 5000 to 7000 BC. I need to be in contact with experts about the possibility. The patterns are not glacial formations. There is symetry and reproduction. I can send photographs to interested, and only investigative people. No commercial interest should respond.
Ted Johnson. Tele: 906 289 1031
Date.......: 5-24-1996
Name.......: Giancarlo Negro
Affiliation: Pyramids
Address....: Seconda Strada, 2 - S. Felice - 20090 SEGRATE (MI) - Italy
E-mail.....: pyramids@iol.it
- Message....: SAHARA: Prehistory and History of the Sahara - N° 7. Articles in English, French, and Italian. 116 b/w ill., 15 colour photographs, 140 pages, ISSN 1120-5679. pyramids@iol.it
Date.......: 5-22-1996
Name.......: rodrigo aguiar
Affiliation: federal university of santa catarina
Address....: r. alvaro cardoso n. 47 - estreito - florianopolis - sc - brasil - cep 88070-250
E-mail.....: aguiar@cfh.ufsc.br or josimas@unetsul.com.br
- Message....: I have pictures(photographs) and informations of Santa Catarina Island petroglyphs, Brazil. For more informations please keep in touch.
Date.......: 5-21-1996
Name.......: George J. Susino
Affiliation: University of Sydney
Address....: GPO Box 1689 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia
E-mail.....: gsusino@extro.ucc.su.oz.au
Date.......: 5-21-1996
Name.......: David Eubank
Affiliation: Pima community College
Address....: 37N.Columbus Bl.Tucson,AZ85711
E-mail.....: eubank@azstarnet.com
- Message....: Hello out there I'am looking for information on the meaning of any rock art drawings. In relation to the areas where they were made. I would like to see if there are any shapes or drawings that have comman relationships with rock art in the Southwest. Or any stories that tell of the origins of rock art in your area of the world. Thanks David E.
Date.......: 5-19-1996
Name.......: Karl Trappe
Affiliation: Me!
Address....:
E-mail.....: Ktrappe@Aol.com
- Message....: Can anybody tell me more about the astounding recent discoveries at the site in Hatch, New Mexico?
Date.......: 5-18-1996
Name.......: Charles Gardner (Chad)
Affiliation: NIH
Address....:
E-mail.....: cgard@nih.gov
- Message....: i have an odd request. i have been searching for some time for a painting of a cave bison that i must have seen in a book sometime years ago. Western Europe, probably Spain or France. he is running, his hooves tucked under his body, his horns long and curving forward, his back arched and head down. it is not an outline; the painting has that airbrush quality you see in some of the horses at Lascaux. if you know of the location of a painting that might fit this description, could you tell me? i would very much like to find the image in a book or on the Web. perhaps what i am remembering is a modern reconstruction of the bison from Altamira that you can see at
http://cchp3.unican.es/CANTABRIA/bisonte.GIF
even so, i would especially like to track it down. the colors were very vivid. thank you very much. Chad
Date.......: 5-16-1996
Name.......: George J. Susino
Affiliation: Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, University of Sydney
Address....: GPO Box 1689 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia
E-mail.....: gsusino@extro.ucc.su.oz.au
- Message....: Era ora che mi dedicassi un po' all'archeologia a casa mia. Grazie per queste pagine su Internet, ne sentivo veramente il bisogno.
Date.......: 5-13-1996
Name.......: Sam Griswold
Affiliation: US state government
Address....: 300 Gervais St. Columbia, SC
E-mail.....: sgriswo@oir.state.sc.us
- Message....: Extremely nice page. It is sad that more people do not take a serious interest in our cultural heritage. Continue the good work.
Date.......: 5-10-1996
Name.......: Philippe Caterino
Affiliation: Lake Tahoe Marine Conservancy
Address....: P.O. Box 3538 Lake Tahoe, Nevada 89449 USA
E-mail.....: alpengrp@sierra.net
- Message....: We are looking for images of fish, inland or freshwater fish. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Philippe
Date.......: 5-8-1996
Name.......: Joe Bananas
Affiliation: linn-mar high school
Address....:
E-mail.....:
- Message....: cool page, need more on france though
Date.......: 5-6-1996
Name.......: Richard M. Smith
Affiliation: Independent
Address....:
E-mail.....: merlin@pe.net
Date.......: 5-3-1996
Name.......: michele ziolkowski
Affiliation: university of sydney, australia
Address....: 30 pomona st. pennant hills 2120 australia
E-mail.....: ziol@felix.antiquity.arts.su.edu.au
- Message....: I am currently working on a group of petroglyphs from the united arab emirates. If anyone has any related information regarding petroglyphs and arabia in general, I would be glad to here from them. Also if anyone would like any information on my resarch feel free to contact me.
Date.......: 4-28-1996
Name.......: Vicki Vierra
Affiliation: artist
Address....: SR 5077, Keaau, HI 96749
E-mail.....: vickiv@interpac.net
- Message....: I have been studying rock art images for a few years and love this website. Thanks for maintaining it.
Date.......: 4-24-1996
Name.......: Steve Hawley
Affiliation: (none)
Address....:
E-mail.....: bigsteve@pop.seanet.com
- Message....: Thank you for providing this resource on the Web. I have linked my Utah Wilderness Web page to it. Come visit (or link to): http://www.seanet.com/~bigsteve/
best regards, Steve Hawley
Date.......: 4-24-1996
Name.......: Christopher A Skafidas
Affiliation: Ogre's Lair Productions
Address....: 1120 Alton Woods Drive Concord NH 03301
E-mail.....: olp@tiac.net
- Message....: I am creating art based on the links I can create between the life-forces I feel displayed in certain petroglyphs and my own psyche. At some point in the future i will display aome of these works online
Date.......: 4-23-1996
Name.......: Alain Briot
Affiliation: ARARA Member
Address....: http://www.nbn.com/people/abstudio
E-mail.....: abstudio@nbn.com
- Message....: Take time to visit my web site. The sites showcases
several fine art digital images of rock art panels. Hope you enjoy your visit! Alain
Date.......: 4-22-1996
Name.......: Pierre Raheb-Mol
Affiliation: University of NSW
Address....:
E-mail.....: artemp@idx.com.au
- Message....: trying to find info. esp. location of a facsimile (replica) of the Lascaux caves, somewhere in USA; Perhaps sponsored by the Getty Institute of Conservation, Calif.
Date.......: 4-16-1996
Name.......: Sergio Peirone
Affiliation: ART STUDIO'S
Address....: Via Cuneo, 60 Margarita(CN)
E-mail.....: artstu@lrcser.lrcser.it
Date.......: 4-12-1996
Name.......: DAVE WALLING
Affiliation: UNIV. KANSAS EXTENSION - 4-H
Address....: 2023 S. TOPEKA, WICHITA KS
E-mail.....: DRAGNSLAY1@AOL.COM
- Message....: I CERTIFY TEACHERS FOR STATE OF KANSAS 4-H ARCHERY (2ND LEVEL OLYMPIC COACH) SEARCHING FOR PETROGLYPHS THAT DOCUMENT ARCHERY FOR THE TEACHERS TO USE IN STATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, IT INSPIRES THE TEACHERS ALSO. ANY CULTURE IS OF GREAT VALUE. EGYPTIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, ARE FIRST CHOICES BY MOST YOUTH, ALL HISTORY CAN BE TAUGHT BY ROCK ART. (SEMINAR SOON 4-20)
Date.......: 4-10-1996
Name.......: Pierre Gielen
Affiliation: Textuur
Address....: Tilburg, The Netherlands
E-mail.....: textuur@pi.net
Date.......: 4-9-1996
Name.......: Richard Borstadt
Affiliation: North American RA Research Associates
Address....: 3024 Horton Avenue, San Diego, California U.S.A.
E-mail.....: borstadt@arioi.com
Date.......: 3-24-1996
Name.......: HARRY MARRINER
Affiliation: GIPRI
Address....: AA100510, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
E-mail.....: 104224.1554@compuserve.com
- Message....: We are studying pictographs and petroglyphs in 700 areas of colombia.
Date.......: 3-23-1996
Name.......: Jennie Heller-Lairson
Affiliation: UW-Madison
Address....:
E-mail.....: jmheller@students.wisc.edu
- Message....: I am an Anthropology major interested in as much information as I can gather on African Tassili Rock Art......there seems to be a limited amount of information...can anyone point me in a direction???
Thank YOU!!!!!
Jennie Heller-Lairson
Date.......: 3-17-1996
Name.......: Michael A. Rappenglueck M.A.
Affiliation:
Address....: Heinrich-Feller-Str. 15, D-82275 Emmering, Germany
E-mail.....: 100636.673@compuserve.com
- Message....: Archaeoastronomer with special interest in paleolithic rock art. Member of scientific community "KULT-UR-INSTITUT e.V.", Germany
Date.......: 3-15-1996
Name.......: Stephanie Baness
Affiliation:
Address....: PO Box 348 Utica,Il 61373
E-mail.....: gigitez@aol.com
- Message....: Am interested in rock art sites in Midwest. Please let me know.
Date.......: 3-15-1996
Name.......: Pedro Flecha
Affiliation: Meteorika Study Group MSG
Address....: Monterosa 265 Lima 33 Peru
E-mail.....: flechas@amauta.rcp.net.pe
- Message....: I have visited Valcamonica Home Page and found the glyphs very similar to andean. Cup marks are astronomical observatories. They filled them with water and the stars on the sky reflected. longitudinal marks normally have some astronomical meaning. Normally there were at least two, one for getting the imagle and the other for by the use of strings and knots made maps and keep records, Spirals are very common and is a "form" that early man found easy in nature, at the same time is an archetypical form (Fibonacci progression). numbers nine and six originate from this archetype. The enormous geoglyphs of Nazca in Peru link the spirals with the tail of a monkey. Double spirals are easy, they are topological representations of the sphere. How you can represent an sphere with a line? Just peel an orange in an spiral form and you have the representation of
the sphere. Newgrange i.e. has three spirals two representing an sphere and one that coul be interpreted as the sun or moon or just the sky. I find all these very interesting, which confirm two things: 1) that worldwide the idea behind was the same (probably via collective unconcious-net) and 2) that they were really very very smart. Thanks.
Date.......: 3-15-1996
Name.......: Rusty Gaul
Affiliation:
Address....: Box 201169 Anchorage AK 99520
E-mail.....: rgaul@gci.com
Date.......: 3-15-1996
Name.......: Pedro Flecha
Affiliation: Writer
Address....: Monterosa 265 Lima33 Peru
E-mail.....: flechas@amauta.rcp.net.pe
- Message....: I am working in archetypical maths I have found in the copious Peruvian petrogliphs. I have found they knew how to square a circle 5,000 years ago. I am looking for what I call "Magic tables" which are squares with twi diagonals and different quantity of dots in each triangle. All figures are linked with drawings of serpents, birds and felines ( obviously being Peru, also with llamas). I saw in Venezuela very similar glyphs and I supose there are a lot in that Civilization of the Unconscious which was so creative and smart. Normally people think that squares, lines dots are "decorative" glyphs accompanying animal or man figures. But they are very abstract and sophisticated maths!. A capacity we have lost. I would like to know about similar glyphs, specifically the ones that may show geometrical and arithmetic possibilities, and , very important, which mytical animal have close. Many Thanks. I am very happy I have found you.
Date.......: 3-14-1996
Name.......: Pete Francis
Affiliation: none
Address....: 7310 E.Greenlake Dr. N.,Sea
ttle,WA 98115
E-mail.....: SEATTLEPDF@aol.com
- Message....: Interested in geographic locations of kokopelli, other names, the humpbacked flute player seen at anasazi ruins in 4-corners area. How far north? How far south?
Date.......: 3-8-1996
Name.......: Jalan B. Wood
Affiliation: student@Utah State University
Address....: PO Box3844 Logan, Utah 84323
E-mail.....: sl5g1@cc.usu.edu
- Message....: Hello. I am a senior in Anthropology completing my requirements for a B.S. in Anthropology with emphasis in Archaeology. I would be interested in any information which would be valuable in locating employment opportunities in Europe, whether paid or volunteer.Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Sincerely, Jalan B. Wood
Date.......: 3-6-1996
Name.......: Eric Feldman
Affiliation: Arizona State University
Address....: Gold Canyon, AZ. U.S.A.
E-mail.....: ef16873@goodnet.com
Date.......: 3-5-1996
Name.......: Sheila Barrera
Affiliation: FATE Magazine {Correspondent}
Address....: PO BOX 1674 Rahway NJ 07065
E-mail.....: ftfd57a@prodigy.com
- Message....: I've been researching Lake Legends and Lake "monster" sightings for years... ROCK ART will sometimes lead to a "find". Your site is a WONDERFUL way to continue! Thanks. Sheil
Date.......: 3-3-1996
Name.......: John F. Campbell
Affiliation: Independent Research
Address....: 3365 N. Dousman, Milwaukee, WI. (USA)
E-mail.....: jcampbel@execpc.com
- Message....: Share information about North American and Meso-American rock art. Special interest in Archaic and Basketmaker Images of the Greater Four Corners region, but also share information on a global basis, including Effigy Mounds, Geoglyphs and matters pertaining to aspects associated with the overall rock art discipline.
Date.......: 3-3-1996
Name.......: Clara Lopez
Affiliation: Los Andes University
Address....: Cr.8 No.37-10 Bogota,Colombia
E-mail.....: clopez@cdcnet.uniandes.edu.co
- Message....: I am looking for a map or geographical description of southern France and Northern Spain during the last ice age (Magdalenien Age). How far did the ice go? How much more land was there? I would very appreciate help on this matter. Thank you. Clara Lopez
Date.......: 3-2-1996
Name.......: Christopher Hulse
Affiliation: independent
Address....: 568 Lighthouse Av. Pacific Grove CA 93950 USA
E-mail.....: crh@montereybay.com
- Message....: I would like to exchange information and ideas concerning sibero-scythian rock art.
Date.......: 2-29-1996
Name.......: Andrea Arca' - Angelo Fossati - Elena Marchi - Emanuela Tognoni
Affiliation: Footsteps of Man
Address....: Piazzale Donatori di Sangue 1 - 25040 - CERVENO (BS)
E-mail.....: aarca@mailer.inrete.it
- Message....: we open this space to to all Rock Art researchers and organizations, to leave messages, news, comments, about: Rock Art, Rupestrian Archaeology, Petroglyphs, Research methods, Documentation methods, Dating methods, Interpretations, New findings, EVERY ROCK ART SUBJECT...Thank you!
- Messaggio..: Siamo felici di aprire questo spazio a tutti i ricercatori, a tutti gli appassionati e a tutte le organizzazioni di Arte Rupestre per registrare messaggi, notizie, commenti su: Arte Rupestre, Archeologia Rupestre, petroglifi, metodi di ricerca, metodi d documentazione, metodi di datazione, interpretazioni, scoperte, E QUALSIASI SOGGETTO DI ARTE RUPESTRE... Grazie!
