ROCK ART
Links are available for you to watch these recorded lectures online.
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The Interpretation of Ancestral Pueblo Rock Art -- Dr. Severin Fowles
The Interpretation of Ancestral Pueblo Rock Art, a talk provided by Dr. Fowles
and the School for Advanced Research (SAR).
In this presentation, Dr. Fowles will consider a stunning revolution in image
production that unfolded in the American Southwest after about 4,000 years ago,
hand-in-hand with the spread of agriculture. As decades of research has
demonstrated, farmers produced fundamentally different sorts of images than
the hunter-gatherers who preceded them. Through an analysis of the rock art of
northern New Mexico, Fowles seeks to clarify this difference, to define the ways
in which it was revolutionary, and to offer a general account of the relationship
between image production and agricultural production.
Use this link to open and enjoy his lecture. Rock Art Interpretation
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Rock Art and Pueblo Shields: Symbolism and Change, presented by Polly Schaafsma
Pueblo shields are a spectacular component of the pre-Hispanic rock art in the northern Rio Grande valley, including at Mesa Prieta, where they are found in large numbers. Focusing on their associated symbolism and functions in the landscape, brief comparisons will be made with historic shields, and the significance of the observed iconographic continuities and changes will be discussed.
The YouTube link to Polly’s webinar, “Rock Art and Pueblo Shields: Symbolism and Change” is generously provided by Polly Schaafsma, and The School for Advanced Research (SAR) partnered with the Mesa Prieta Project. The first 10 minutes will be a talk given by Katherine Wells, founder of the Mesa Prieta Project.
Polly Schaafsma is an American archaeologist, best known for her publications
on Native American rock art. Ms. Schaafsma is a research associate in the
Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
She and her husband, anthropologist Curtis F. Schaafsma, have published
research on the origins of the prehistoric Katchina cult in what became the
Southwest USA. Ms. Schaafsma is a frequent lecturer and instructor at rock
art field seminars for the School for Advanced Research, the Museum of New
Mexico, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, and elsewhere. In 2008, Schaafsma
received the Klaus Wellmann Memorial Award from the American Rock Art Research Association.
Use this link to open and enjoy her lecture. Pueblo Shields
