Native American Indian Rock Art - Petroglyphs Pictograph

[welsmj64]

There are symbols that would indicate horticultural patterns, trails & accesses, water sources, and wildlife hunting areas. I can't imagine that drawing on a rock was limited to the medicine man and that it had any mystical power associated with it at all. Maybe it was no more than a local bulletin board . We need to stop all the romanticism and mystical hoop-law or we will never gain a real understanding.

[mish45]

I've painted pictographs for the last forty years and where my teachings began for my career of being an international artist, my conclusion would be these sacred writings are all related stemming from the great migration of the native American people from west to east carrying it's scared bundles which one day these bundles will become one again. Peterbrough Ontario holds the same drawings and just need to liston on another level of understandingThey hold the keys to human survival and how long

[JeepMangler]

There is famous photos from Hetch Hetchy of adult natives drawing petroglyphs on rocks near their rancheria. So the theory that it was children is absurd.

[hueco52]

I don't feel that any of the petroglyphs are the work of children, however. Petroglyphic images have to be "incised" into what is a very hard igneous volcanic rock using some pretty sophistocated tools and techniques for the time such as an artisan might use. Plus, the artist would have to have a lot of patience and obstinace to finish the work. Qualities that a child just does not possess.

[hueco52]

Good video, or, video good. Since it has already been mentioned in another video, yes, it is believed that supernatural entities may have been responsible for the images. Not only that but at least one elder at a site near El Paso had stated that the occupants of UFOs may have responsible for the images. And, we have just entered the Twilight Zone.

[DeeJayDogTV]

chinese and egyptian hieroglyphs, to name just 2, have very similar parallels. how old is not really important. what should be noted, however, is that these shapes and meaning are still viable today. illustrations of natural phenomena.

[billbot1982]

It looks perhaps, like they where drawn by the native children. It reminds me of the way 4 - 6 year olds draw. Simplistic and to the point. beautiful... I especially like the spirals.

[XJFiles]

A child could not scale most of the areas along with the reach needed to place many.

It's hard to duplicate w/o practice and we are lucky nowadays if a child older than you mentioned can even have that type of dexterity.

You try and make one. Bet you a child would do a thousand times worse.

[billbot1982]

You may be right about children not being tall/strong enough to get into some of these places. I still think these beautiful pieces of art were the work of children tho. The simplistic forms shown only in two dimensions and with only a rudimentary grasp of biology. Head, body, arms and fingers. Young children usually express their art this way.

[ACERTIXO2002]

Stop callin Indians.

stupid columbus .

[drhoecker]

i understand the art,it is warning us whats next

[penetrator1978]

ingest dimethyltryptamine and see for your self

[vikingskipdotcom]

Spirals and circular labyrinths are also found in Scandinavia. One may wonder how old these common cultural roots really are. Perhaps paleolithic or even older.

[oleiros70]

Also in Galiza (Jakobusland for Scandinavians) at western extreme of Europe. Big Hugs.

[charliehmh]

some could have been special drawings, but yeah makes way more sense that someone was jus bored and wanted to doodle. ever hear of graffiti.

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[wyldinjun]

this may help you- Spirals represent our migration from one area to the other and back again. these are different tribes visiting the area from miles away and yes these were sacred areas. Natives been coming and going in this area long before anybody and is not a discovery...

[XJFiles]

How is that? The spring wasn't even invented yet.

They "sprung" back and forth from location to location? They didn't invent the slinky but curious what it really stands for.

[jasperstone1]

awesome hoka hey!!!!

[irobot100wat]

IDEAS?

[japanime99]

very interesting thanks for posting.

[ladychoctaw]

Enjoyed this very much! Thanks for posting! Native Pride Forever!

[AOBSHADOWGLASS]

the ancients in ireland carved spirals etc on stone aswell, which can still be seen today! i think the spiral to the ancients was a very powerfull symbol! this vid is cool, much respect to the indians and true inhabitants of america! may their culture live on forever!

[Taranau]

It's sad to see them getting worn away in some spots. Saving them on video,like this documentary,will help keep them fresh in the mind a long time.Hopefully,the petroglyphs will last just as long.

[TheMusicalDrumKey]

Beautiful Ideas

[greyxwolfx]

thanx for sharing