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Tag Archives: Pictographs
Chumash Indian Rock Art Pictograph
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
Posted in California
Tagged Archaeology, Hiking, History, Indians, Native Americans, Photos, Pics, Pictographs, Rock Art
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Wild Cucumber, Trout and Pictographs
Wild cucumber (Marah macrocarpus, previously called Echinocystis macrocarpa), also known as Manroot or Bigroot, was called molo’wot’ in Barbareño Chumash and chilicote in Spanish. Got it? “And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah; for … Continue reading
Posted in Reference
Tagged Chumash, Fishing, Flora, Foraging, Hiking, Indians, Los Padres National Forest, Native Americans, Nature, Pictographs, Rock Art, Traditional Knowledge
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Fallen Rock Chumash Pictograph Rock Art
In September 2012 I had the privilege of naming a Chumash pictograph site theretofore undocumented by the U.S. Forest Service. In August 2012 I mentioned on this blog that I stumbled across some Chumash rock art I didn’t know existed. … Continue reading
Posted in California
Tagged Archaeology, Art, Chumash, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Los Padres National Forest, Photos, Pics, Pictographs, Rock Art
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 