Texas Rock Art Sites

Amistad National Recreation Area

Archeology of Amistad National Recreation Area
NPF Guide, Amistad National Recreation Area
 

Big Bend Ranch State Park

Big Bend Ranch State Park
    Official site (take the Electronic Field Trip link for more info about the natural history).
Big Bend Ranch State Park - Introduction

Big Bend National Park


Big Bend Archeological Society
    Check the newsletter for info.
Hot Springs Historic Site in Big Bend National Park
GORP - Hiking Big Bend National Park, The Chimneys
Big Bend Chimney's hike
 

Forrest Kirkland's Texas Rock Art Watercolors

Forrest Kirkland and the Rock Art of Texas
F. Kirkland's Petroglyphs

Franklin Mountains State Park

Franklin Mountains State Park

Hueco Tanks

Hueco Tanks State Historical Park
Hueco Tanks Carbon Dates
    Article on carbon dating of pictographs at Hueco Tanks.
Friends of Hueco Tanks Camp Site
Sept. 13, 1999/Computer-Enhanced Photos Uncover Hueco Tanks Rock Art - TPW
June 10, 1998/Hueco Tanks Access Restricted To Protect Park Resources - TPW
Dec. 13, 1999/TPW Recommends Changes in Hueco Tanks State Park Use
 

Lower Pecos River

Gateway Page - Rock Art Foundation
    New home page for the Rock Art foundation. A stunning site, both in content and presentation - go see for yourself!
On the Trail of Pictographs
Pecos Style Rock Art of West Texas
    This page focuses on Pecos Style Rock Art near the confluence of the Pecos and Rio Grande Rivers. 300 K of imagery.
Rock Art Gallery - Pecos River Style
ANTIQUITY: Medicinal and hallucinogenic plants identified in the sediments and pictographs of the Lower Pecos, Texas Archaic
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Accessing the Spirit World
Devils River State Natural Area
    Visit and tour info.
 
 

Paint Rock Pictographs


www.iitexas.com, The IIs of Texas: Paint Rock, Texas
Press Release
    Solar calendar at Paint Rock?
Paint Rock, TX
index
    Scroll down for several pictures.

Purtis Creek State Park

Purtis Creek State Park

San Angelo State Park


San Angelo State Park
    Official site.
Article on San Angelo State Park

Seminole Canyon State Park

Seminole Canyon State Historical Park
    Official page; info on park and several rock art pictures.

Handbook of Texas Online pages

The Handbook Of Texas changes document numbers and links at will. Rather than putting up links that won't last, I offer these words as useful search terms:
Paint Rock
Seminole Canyon State Historical Park
Seminole Canyon
Panther Cave Site
Fate Bell Shelter
Rattlesnake Canyon
Lobo Valley Petroglyph Site
Lahey Creek
Cowhead Mesa
Big Rock Shelter
Indian Rock Art
Tinaja de las Palmas
Blue Mountain
Barrilla Mountain
Mariscal Canyon
Capote Springs
Dolan Falls
Prade Ranch
Agua Fria Mountain
Mesa De Anguilla
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hot Springs
Hueco Tanks State Historical Park
Forrest Kirkland

 

Tours

See Tours section.
 

Palo Duro State Park
Devils River State Natural Area
Calendar of Events
    Occasional rock art tours listed.
Passport to Texas - Parks and Historic Sites
    Real Audio reports on Texas parks and historic sites. Check out the reports on Hueco Tanks and Seminole Canyon, among others.
El Paso Archaeological Society - Photo Gallery
    Assorted field trip thumbnail photos, saved as enormous GIF files. Tip to website designers - use JPEGs for photos. Not only are they smaller, but they also can display more colors (GIF files are limited to 256 colors).
 

Books on rock art of the Southwest

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