Native American Rock Art videos

Use these online videos to study the History of Art and Native American Rock Art of the Southwest

Understand the magnificent work of the prehistoric southwestern people through archaeology and art theory highlighting the unique geological and geographical nature of the region that left us this record of the American past. Use our 7 online educational video titles to understand the magnificent work of the prehistoric southwestern people through archaeology and art theory, highlighting the unique geological and geographical nature of the region that left us this record of the American past. Discover the characteristics of Native American rock art that remain constant across the Southwest and throughout time. Name the Native American societies that created southwestern rock art and identify the time periods during which these societies existed. Explore the two primary methods of creating rock art images: painting, which results in pictographs, and pecking, which creates petroglyphs. Learn about representational and abstract images seen in the program and explain the difference between the two. Outline several causes of the loss of rock art images, including reformation of the rock patina, pollution, mineralization of rocks, and defacing of images by modern people.

Learning Objectives:

• Discover the characteristics of Native American rock art that remain constant across the Southwest and throughout time.
• Name the Native American societies that created southwestern rock art and identify the time periods during which these societies existed.
• Explore the two primary methods of creating rock art images: painting, which results in pictographs, and pecking, which creates petroglyphs.
• Learn about representational and abstract images seen in the program and explain the difference between the two.
• Outline several causes of the loss of rock art images, including reformation of the rock patina, pollution, mineralization of rocks, and defacing of images by modern people.

• Art > History Through Art > Native American Rock Art Of The Southwest
• Introduction to Native American Rock Art (Runtime: 06:08)
• Through the Ages (Runtime: 03:44)
• Newspaper Rock (Runtime: 03:57)
• Hueco Tanks (Runtime: 06:48)
• Three Rivers (Runtime: 05:01)
• Pecos River (Runtime: 05:14)
• Sego Canyon (Runtime: 02:28)