Distribution maps of inscribed and painted sacred boulders of the Upper Midwest and North America


(c) 1998 Kevin L. Callahan


1. The Red Rock, Newport, MN (granite)
2. The Three Maidens, Pipestone, MN (granite)
3. Sacred Rock, Browns Valley, MN (granite)
4. The Fort Ransom Writing Rock, Fort Ransom, ND (granite)
5. The Hidatsa Medicine Stone, Cannonball River, ND (sandstone)
6. Thunder Bird's Track, Robert's County, SD (granite)
7. Blood Run, Iowa (Sioux quartzite)
8. Cedar County, Nebraska (granite)
9. Swift Current, Saskatchewan (granite)

Other inscribed and painted boulders:
The Oneida Stone, NY
Lawrence Co., Ohio
Ironton, Ohio
The Bald Friar Rock, Susquehanna River
Cecil Co., MD
The Incised Rock, Forsyth Co. GA
IL,
Connecticut,
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Herschel, Saskatchewan
Vancouver, BC
CA,(many boulders)
Northern Mexico
Lungumari Puntilla, Peru
Siberia


Taku Skan skan (Boulder - god of movement)
Wakinyan (Thunderbird)
Owanktayhee(Mammoth - god of the waters)
Thunderbird Petroglyphs of the Upper Midwest (article)

Have we missed any boulders?
Let us know at UMRARA.
call0031@tc.umn.edu


Minnesota Rock Art (An introduction)

Common Symbols and Motifs in Minnesota Rock Art (photos and ethnohistoric information)

Shamanism and Rock Art in Minnesota (articles)

The Nett Lake Petroglyph Site (article and photos)

The Fort Ransom Writing Rock (A lengthy field report with photos)

Theodore H. Lewis and Alfred J. Hill (early Minnesota archaeologists)

T.H. Lewis' Field Methods for Tracing Petroglyphs

Minnesota's Sacred Red Rock Boulder

Cup Marked Boulders in the Upper Midwest Region (article)

Distribution Maps of Inscribed and Painted Boulders of the Upper Midwest and North America

Lithic and Copper Projectile Points and Minnesota Rock Art (article and photos)

Atlatls or Spearthrowers in Prehistoric Minnesota (article and photos)

How to throw a spear with an atlatl (photos)

Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs, Valley of Fire, Nevada

An Atlatl at the Chicago Museum of Natural History

Rock Art and Lilliputian Hallucinations
A Glossary of Rock Art Terms

What's Happening in International Rock Art Studies

Current Trends in Archaeological Theory (Chapter 1)

Current Trends in Rock Art Theory (Chapter 2)

References (bibliography/citations)

How to get to the Jeffers Petroglyphs & Pipestone National Monument

The Jeffers Petroglyphs Photo Album


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