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Rock Art of Native American Indians in Southern California

 

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

BOOKS FOR ADULTS

ROCK ART SITES

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXHIBITS, MUSEUMS, AND STUDY CENTERS

ORGANIZATIONS

 

 

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Handbook of American Indian Games by A. & P. MacFarlan

The Chumash by R. Gibson

When the Animals Were People by K. Sanger

Whispers from the First Californians by G. Faber & M. Lasagna

 

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BOOKS FOR ADULTS

Ancient Images on Stone edited by J. Van Tilburg

A Guide to Rock Art Sites, Southern California And Southern Nevada by D. Whitley

Discovering Prehistoric Rock Art by K. Sanger & C. Meighan

The Forgotten Artist by M. Knaak

The Rock Paintings of the Chumash by C. Grant

Rock Art of the American Indian by C. Grant

Rock Drawings of the Coso Range by C. Grant

 

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ROCK ART SITES

Anza Borego State Park

San Diego County, CA

web site: Calif State Park Index: http://parks.ca.gov/parkindex/

web site: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Black Canyon

BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Rd., Barstow, CA 92311

web site: BLM Barstow Field Office: http://www.ca.blm.gov/barstow/

Black Canyon Petroglyphs

Blythe Geoglyphs

BLM Palm Springs South Coast Field Office, 690 W. Garnet Ave., Palm Springs, CA 92258

web site: BLM Palm Springs Field Office: http://www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings/

BLM Blythe geoglyphs

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Overview: Rock Art

California State Office, 2135 Butano Dr., Sacramento, CA 95825-0451

Information, field offices.

web site: BLM California Field Office: http://www.ca.blm.gov/caso/fieldoffices.html

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park

Near San Marcos Pass (Highway 154), California Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Channel Coast District., 1933 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93109

web site: Calif State Park Index: http://parks.ca.gov/parkindex/

Chumash Painted Cave

Corn Spring

BLM Palm Springs South Coast Field Office, 690 W. Garnet Ave., Palm Springs, CA 92258

web site: BLM Palm Springs Field Office: http://www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings/

Corn Springs Petroglyphs

Idyllwild County Park: Nature Center and Indian Relic Archaeological Site

Riverside County Parks Dept., 55233 Hwy. 243, P.O. Box 341, Idyllwild, CA 92549

web site: Riverside County Regional Park: http://www.riversidecountyparks.org/

Inscription Canyon

BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Rd., Barstow, CA 92311

web site: BLM Barstow Field Office: http://www.ca.blm.gov/barstow/

Inscription Canyon Petroglyphs

Lake Perris State Recreation Area

17801 Lake Perris Dr., Perris, Riverside County, CA 92571

web site: Calif State Park Index: http://parks.ca.gov/parkindex/

Little Petroglyph Canyon

US Navy, Maturango Museum

For tours contact: The Maturango Museum, 100 E. Las Flores Ave., Ridgecrest, CA 93555

web site: Maturango Museum Home Page: http://www.maturango.org/

Mockingbird Canyon County Park

For accessibility contact: Riverside County Parks Dept., 4600 Crestmore Rd., Riverside, CA 92509

Painted Rock Carrizo Plain

BLM Bakersfield Office, 3801 Pegasus Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93308

web site: BLM Bakersfield Office: http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield/

Painted Rock Pictographs

Surprise Tank

BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Rd., Barstow, CA 92311

web site: BLM Barstow Field Office: http://www.ca.blm.gov/barstow/

Surprise Tank Petroglyphs

 

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXHIBITS, MUSEUMS, AND STUDY CENTERS

for information about Native Americans and Early Man

Bowers Museum

2002 S. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92706

web site: Bowers Museum: http://www.bowers.org

Calico Early Man Site and Exhibit

Near Barstow, CA. contact: San Bernardino County Museum, Friends of Calico Early Man Site, Office of Curator of Anthropology

web site: BLM Barstow Field Office: http://www.ca.blm.gov/barstow/

web site: BLM Calico Early Man site: http://www.ca.blm.gov/barstow/calico.html

web site: San B. County Museums: http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/museum/anthro.htm

El Dorado Nature Center

7550 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, CA 90815

web site: Long Beach Parks Dept.: http://www.longbeach.gov/naturecenter/

La Brea Tar Pits and George Page Museum

5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036

web site: George C. Page Museum: http://www.tarpits.org/

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History

900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007

web site: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: http://www.nhm.org/

Louis Robidoux Nature Center

5370 Riverview, Riverside, CA 92509

web site: Riverside County Regional Park: http://www.riversidecountyparks.org/

Mojave River Valley Museum

270 E. Virginia Way, Barstow, CA 92311

web site: Mojave Riv. Valley M., Barstow CA: http://mojaverivervalleymuseum.org/

web site: Mojave National Preserve: http://www.nps.gov/moja/mojaedmu.htm

Palm Springs Desert Museum

101 Museum Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262

web site: Palm Springs Desert Museum: http://www.psmuseum.org/

web site: school tours: http://www.psmuseum.org/activities/schooltours.htm

Rancho Los Alamitos

School Group Tours, 6400 Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach, CA 90815

web site: Rancho Los Alamitos: http://www.rancholosalamitos.com/

Riverside Municipal Museum

3580 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 92501

web site: Riverside Municipal Museum: http://www.riversideca.gov/museum/

San Bernardino County Museum

2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374

web site: San B. County Museums: http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/museum/

web site: For Teachers: http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/museum/for.htm

San Buenaventura Mission Museum

225 E. Main St., Ventura, CA

web site: Mission San Buenaventura: http://www.sanbuenaventuramission.org/

San Diego Museum of Man

1350 El Prado, Balboa, CA 92101

web site: San Diego Museum of Man: http://www.museumofman.org/

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

web site: Santa Barbara Museum: http://www.sbnature.org/

Satwiwa, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

4126 1/2 W. Potrero, Newbury Park, CA 91320

web site: Friends of Satwiwa: http://www.satwiwa.org/

Southwest Museum

234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90065.

web site: Southwest Museum: http://www.southwestmuseum.org/

Ventura County Museum of History and Art

100 E. Main St., Ventura, CA 93001

web site: The Ventura County Museum of History and Art: http://www.venturamuseum.org/

 

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ORGANIZATIONS

American Rock Art Research Association

web site: http://www.arara.org/

Society for California Archaeology

California resource listings.

web site: Discovering Archaeology in California: http://www.scahome.org/

 

 

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