Tag Archives: Native Americans

A Treasure Hunt For Chumash Pictographs and the Vicious Protector

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Jack Elliott

A mural in Lompoc, Santa Barbara County depicting a seaside Chumash village scene. Little of what Bill said made reasonable sense. He stood on the other side of his termite infested, dry-rotted, wobbly fence, which was missing slats and had … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Adventure, Archaeology, Art, Blog, Chumash, Native Americans, People, Pictographs, Rock Art, Santa Barbara, Travel, Writing | 12 Comments

Native American Rock Art (Kern County)

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Jack Elliott

This rock art panel painted on granite sits in a shallow canyon along the foothills of a mountain range on the edge of California’s Mojave Desert. More art adorns the underside of a natural shelter formed by the boulders, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Kern County | Tagged Archaeology, History, Indians, Mojave Desert, Native Americans, Photos, Pics, Pictographs, Rock Art, Travel | 1 Comment

Fossil Falls, A Glacial Relic of the Pleistocene

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Jack Elliott

David Stillman scrambling up familiar territory, through the gullet of Fossil Falls and over the slick, water polished basalt. Standing in the arid Owens Valley of California, beside an ancient dry riverbed that can barely be discerned amid cragged lava … Continue reading →

Posted in Inyo County | Tagged Fossil Falls, Hiking, History, Indians, Native Americans, Nature, Owens River, Petroglyphs, Rock Art, Volcanoes, waterfalls | 4 Comments

Swordfish Cave, Earliest Chumash Rock Art On California’s Central Coast

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Jack Elliott

“The people venerated the swordfish because they sometimes chased whales ashore and thus the people had a lot of meat.” —Luisa Ygnacio (c. 1835-1922) “All, whatever there is in the ocean is just like everything that is here on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Archaeology, Chumash, History, Indians, Native Americans, Petroglyphs, Photos, Pictographs, Rock Art, Swordfish, Writing | 9 Comments

Chumash Indian Rock Art Pictograph

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Little Ms. E and I ventured out for a short hike Wednesday morning to a pictograph site. This is the fifth Indian rock art site I’ve taken her to and it required the longest and most strenuous hike for her … Continue reading →