Name_________________________________________________
Grade_________ School________________________________
Teacher_____________________________ Date____________
1. Draw a sketch map of the site.
D = any other signs of human use
V = location of any signs of vandalism
N = location of north with an arrow
2. Write a brief description of the site.
Name of the site_____________________________________
Archaeological site number__________ Owner___________
Location_____________________________________________
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Describe the environment: Desert_____________________
Stream_________ Canyon___________ Foothills__________
River__________ Shore____________ Mountain___________
Name the plants you see here:________________________
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Name the animals that might live here:_______________
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Describe the rocks at this site:
Geologic name________________________________________
Color______________________ Size_____________________
Describe where the rock art is located:
In a cave______________ In an open area______________
On a horizontal surface______________________________
On a vertical surface________________________________
On many boulders____________ On one surface__________
Other (describe)_____________________________________
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Tell what kinds of activities may have taken place at this site:
Hunting________ Fishing_______ Plant gathering_______
Habitation_________________ Ceremony_________________
Other (describe)_____________________________________
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Name the group of Native Americans who may have created the rock art at this site:
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Write what you know about the life of this group of Native Americans:
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3. Sketch some of the symbols that you find in the rock art here.
4. Which symbols seem to be the most frequent?
5. Which symbols seem to be unique to this site?
6. What do you think the symbols might mean and why?
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7. How old do you think the symbols might be, and why?
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8. Do you see any symbols which have been made over others?
9. Using only this paper, pencil, and your imagination, try to figure out how the rock art was made.
If there are petroglyphs, were they:
Lightly Chipped____________ Deeply Chipped___________
Scratched____________________________________________
If there are pictographs, how many colors were used?
one_____________________ two or more_________________
Name the colors:_____________________________________
Brush______________________ Fingers__________________
Pigment Stick______________ Other____________________
Were the rocks removed (intaglios)? Yes______ No_____
Were rocks aligned (rock alignments)? Yes____ No_____
10. Tell how you feel when you visit this site.
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11. How would you protect and preserve the rock art site for other people to enjoy?
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This lesson was created by Sue Ann Sinay, Art Teacher.
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