The first image I made using two rocks: a roughly "pointed" rock (awl) that
was held a quarter-inch above the surface, and a striking stone (hammer).
When the "awl" rock was struck, it hit the surface of the rock I was
drawing on, often breaking. If the awl was a good one, I struck it about
once a second, moving it slowly along the drawing surface. To get the
petrograph deep enough and clear enough, this took a very long time.
(Yes, eye protection was a "must have.") The "two rock" method took so
much time and work that I moved to modern tools: a hammer and a marlinespike
("Nautical. A pointed metal spike, used to separate strands of rope in splicing.").
The hammer and steel spike did a vastly better job.
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Images of Sun, Snake, and three horizontal lines. After observving ancient "AmerIndian"
petroglyphs, I suspect that three like markings stacked on top of each other represent
the Under World (the bottom marking), Earth (middle), and the Spirit World
(top): but this suggestion may be totally wrong. This "three markings stacked"
meaning, if correct, may be true of lines, dots, and circles.
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Start with the Universe / Sky, and half a Woman....
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... add Sun, Snake, Turtle, Bighorn Sheep, two Three Worlds images, and finish woman....
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... and add three Birds flying together, another Turtle, a Feather, Half Moon, three horizontal
lines, a Bow and Arrow, and a Migration square. I included my hat in the image to show the
relative sizes of the petroglyphs.
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Start with a "blank" rock. I took "before and after" photographs to show
that the petroglyphs are modern art, and not ancient.
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A stylized hand, and a hunt scene.
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Another "blank" slate....
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... add Flying Saucer, Sun, Three Worlds image, and Ursa Major.
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Yet another hunt scene.
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A Spirit, roughly katsina (kachina) in nature, as it is wearing a mask.
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Spirit Hunter, with Bow and Spear, Birds, Snake, Sun.
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North Star (So'tsoh). The Cold Man and his wife.
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Road Runner, Desertphile version.
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Crow, Desertphile version.
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