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Field Methods in Rock Art — May 15 – June 2, 2006
  Additional pictures from the program.
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Students and instructors in front of the Pavilion. Dr. Boyd begins her rendering of the art at Red Beene Shelter. Examining rock art panel in Big Satan Canyon. Computers simplify color enhancement of photographs.
The trail into and out of Red Beene Shelter. A prehistoric workstation at Skiles Shelter. Exploring the DeWeese ranch house ruin above Painted Shelter. Recording rock art elements at Halo Shelter.
Lessons continued all day with lectures in the afternoons and evenings. Dr. Boyd points out elements while students make notes. On the trail to Bonfire Shelter in Mile Canyon. There were lectures on many aspects of world rock art.
The group studies acoustics in White Shaman Shelter. Many hours in the evenings were spent reading. Carolyn works on her rendering of the Red Beene Shelter panel. Recording rock art in Mystic Shelter.
Elton Prewitt as the great white shaman. Red Beene Shelter, on the Rio Grande. Portion of the rock art panel at Red Beene Shelter. Dr. Carolyn Boyd, Kathleen Burgess and Elton Prewtt (left to right).
Dr. Boyd points out rock art elements in White Shaman Shelter. Recording the rock art in Halo Shelter. Carolyn Boyd's rendering of the panel at Red Beene Shelter. Recording rock art at Red Beene Shelter.
Rock art at Sunburst Shelter. Observation is part of rock art recording. Establishing reference points before recording begins. There were long hours of going over notes in the evenings.
Using a transit to map the shelter. Dr. Carolyn Boyd works on her rendering of the panel in Red Beene Shelter. Taking a well-earned break, swimming in the Rio Grande. Everyone, students and instructors, would do it all over again!
Students learned about prehistoric technologies, such as friction fire starting. Recording a rock art panel in Skiles Shelter. Recording the rock art panel in Halo Shelter. Learning how to enhance details in photographs with a computer.
Exploring Bonfire Shelter, Mile Canyon. A jam session using native instruments. Elton Prewitt explains how to use a transit for mapping. Comparing paint colors to a Munsell chart.
Recording rock art at Halo Shelter. Carolyn Boyd (left) and Jack Skiles in Mile Canyon.

 

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