Archeological Site CA-INY-134 explained
| Archeological Site CA-INY-134 |
| Nearest City: | Olancha, California |
| Added: | March 12, 2003 |
| Refnum: | 03000116 |
Archeological Site CA-INY-134, in Inyo County, California near Olancha, California, is an archeological site that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The site is located in the Coso Range 6miles northwest of Coso Hot Springs.[1] It has also been known as Ayer's Rock Pictograph Site, as Bob Rabbit's Pictographs, as INY-134 and as INY-105. Prehistorically, it served as a camp and as a ceremonial site. The site includes three pictograph panels carved into a monolith. The pictographs are painted in a variety of colors and depict animal and human figures.[1] [2]
A 9.1acres area was listed on the NRHP in 2003.
The site was described by David S. Whitley, Tamara K. Whitley, and Joseph M. Simon in a 2005 publication of the Maturango Museum, located in Ridgecrest, California.
External links
Further reading
- Whitley, David S., Whitley, David S., Tamara K. Whitley, and Joseph M. Simon (2005) The Archaeology of Ayers Rock (CA-INY-134), California. Maturango Museum Publication Number 19, Ridgecrest, California: Maturango Press., 9780943041124 (243 pages).
Notes and References
- Web site: Garfinkel . Alan P. . Culture Crisis and Rock Art Intensification: Numic Ghost Dance Paintings and Coso Representational Petroglyphs . April 15, 2013 . Geron Marcom . Robert A. Schiffman . November 26, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130506092308/http://www.petroglyphs.us/article_culture_crisis_and_rock_art_intensification.htm . May 6, 2013 .
- Whitley. David S.. Socioreligious Context and Rock Art in East-Central California. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 1987. 6. 159 - 188. April 15, 2013. 10.1016/0278-4165(87)90010-9. https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222739/http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/archaeology/Publications/Rock%20Art/Socioreligious%20context%20and%20rock%20art%20in%20east-central%20California.pdf. May 12, 2014. dead.
