The Rock Art Podcast
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Rock art is one of those things that just captivates your attention. The ancient carvings, drawings, and paintings tell a story. Sometimes we can interpret what that story is and sometimes we can't. World renowned rock art expert, Dr. Alan Garfinkel joins APN founder Chris Webster and a cast of expert guests to talk about rock art: what is it, how do we know how old it is, who made it, and much more. Join us as we take you on a journey through space and time via pictures on rock.
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Photographing and Interpreting Rock Art with Eric Lawton - Rock Art 15
The Rock Art Podcast
09/25/20 • 47 min
Eric Lawton is a world class fine art photographer and has been around the word with his camera. Eric has been fascinated with rock art for his entire life and has a deep interest in how we relate to photographs and art forms of people throughout history.
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09/25/20 • 47 min
Rock Art, Science, and Religion with Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay - Ep 14
The Rock Art Podcast
09/18/20 • 49 min
On this episode we talk to Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay about his career in rock art. From his homeland of Calcutta, India, to continued graduate studies in Texas, and his current research working out of Guanajuato University in Mexico. They take a deep dive into the mysteries surrounding the relationships of science and religion. Our guest scholar provides up to date thinking on how our minds process images and create emotions relating to our understanding of deities. We delve into just what rock art images mean and how they affect the emotional states of its viewers. Finally, we provide some working hypotheses on what those animal-human figures depicted in prehistoric rock art communicate in terms of their compound metaphors as shamans, ancestors, and deities.
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- Chris Webster
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- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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09/18/20 • 49 min
La Rumorosa Rock Art with Don Liponi - Ep 13
The Rock Art Podcast
09/11/20 • 49 min
Don Liponi is a best selling author on La Rumorosa rock art and he's working on a third volume focusing on the study of shamanism as it relates to Rock Art.
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- Chris Webster
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- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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09/11/20 • 49 min
Photographing Rock Art and Geoglyphs with Rick Colman - Ep 12
The Rock Art Podcast
09/05/20 • 53 min
Rick Colman shares is journey in anthropology and his recent research documenting the giant ground figures that exist in California and Arizona. These are known as “geoglyphs” and can be small rock rings to massive human, animal, and geometric shapes.
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- Chris Webster
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- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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09/05/20 • 53 min
A Lifetime of Rock Art Study with Peter Merlin - Ep 11
The Rock Art Podcast
08/28/20 • 51 min
In this episode Dr. Alan Garfinkel talks with Peter W. Merlin - an acclaimed author, researcher, rock art explorer, adventurer, freelance journalist, and historian. Merlin has extensive and personal knowledge of rock art resources world-wide and is the author of books for both general and technical audiences. Merlin has appeared in more than a dozen television documentaries on the History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, and his public speaking includes numerous presentations.
Merlin will trace his personal background in archaeology, anthropology, and rock art studies and will do a quick overview of his world-wide travels in rock art visitation, discovery, and documentation. We will focus in on his visits and reflections on the UNESCO world heritage rock art sites in the Tassili n'Ajjer - a vast desert plateau in southern Algeria, stretching from the borders with Niger and Libya and covering an area of 72,000 sq. km. Since their discovery, more than 15,000 petroglyphs and paintings have been identified representing 10,000 years of human history and environmental change.
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- Chris Webster
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- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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08/28/20 • 51 min
Petroglyph Research with Dr. Chester Liwosz - Ep 10
The Rock Art Podcast
08/21/20 • 49 min
On today's episode Dr. Gold talks with Dr. Chester Liwosz. Dr. Liwosz tells us how he got into archaeology and how he came to study petroglyphs. We also talk about his involvement with the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph project and the amazing collection of rock art at that site.
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- Chris Webster
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- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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08/21/20 • 49 min
CRAF and ArchaeoAstronomy with Christine Grimaldi Clarkson - Ep 9
The Rock Art Podcast
08/14/20 • 49 min
On today's show Dr. Garfinkel interviews the Executive Director of the California Rock Art Foundation, Christine Grimaldi Clarkson. Christine was instrumental in the creation and development of the California Rock Art Foundation and was elected by the Board to be the Executive Director of CRAF in March 2018. Christine has been researching and conducting archaeological work in Central California for over 20 years, and also pursues interests in Southwest and Mesoamerican archaeology. Her research has led to the discovery and documentation of an ancient astronomical observation area created by Native Americans in Central California. Articles on this subject have been published in SCA Proceedings and Rock Art Papers.
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- Chris Webster
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- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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08/14/20 • 49 min
Bighorn Sheep of California with Carlos Gallinger - Ep 8
The Rock Art Podcast
08/07/20 • 51 min
Carlos Gallinger is a world class wildlife specialist. Mr. Gallinger has spent much of his life studying the habits, habitat, and associated prehistoric activities of the big horn sheep in central eastern California. Carlos has studied native-American interactions with big horn sheep and their hunting of these animals through what they left behind and the rock art, pictographs, and geoglyphs left on the landscape.
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- Chris Webster
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- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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08/07/20 • 51 min
Filming Rock Art with Eran Barnea - Ep 7
The Rock Art Podcast
07/31/20 • 49 min
Eran Barnea is a Hollywood cinematographer who has completed research studies worldwide on rock art depicting horned artiodactyls. His studies relate to the symbolism and religious metaphors world-wide of these remarkable animals.
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- Chris Webster
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- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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07/31/20 • 49 min
Astral Photography and Rock Art with Jerman Cervera - Ep 16
The Rock Art Podcast
10/02/20 • 41 min
A truck driver turned rock art photographer, Jerman Cervera is passionate about what he does. He and Alan talk about his journey to photography from a young age to photographing some of the most significant rock art sites in the world. From the Coso Range in California to the pictographs of Baja, Mr. Cervera has captured some amazing images.
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- Chris Webster
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- Twitter: @archeowebby
- Dr. Alan Garfinkel
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10/02/20 • 41 min
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How many episodes does The Rock Art Podcast have?
The Rock Art Podcast currently has 114 episodes available.
What topics does The Rock Art Podcast cover?
The podcast is about History, Podcasts and Science.
What is the most popular episode on The Rock Art Podcast?
The episode title 'Photographing and Interpreting Rock Art with Eric Lawton - Rock Art 15' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Rock Art Podcast?
The average episode length on The Rock Art Podcast is 48 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Rock Art Podcast released?
Episodes of The Rock Art Podcast are typically released every 7 days, 4 hours.
When was the first episode of The Rock Art Podcast?
The first episode of The Rock Art Podcast was released on Jun 17, 2020.
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