Everything in this world is connected. On this episode, Alan and Chris discuss shamanism in relation to the quantum consciousness. Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates and Sponsors Californi...
Mar 14, 2025•33 min•Ep. 139
In this week’s episode, Dr Alan sits down with Stephen Alvarez, internationally acclaimed National Geographic photojournalist and documentarian behind the Mural of America, an exploration into the stories embedded into remarkable rock art sites. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/138 Links Ancient Art Alvarez Photography Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPodNet A...
Feb 28, 2025•43 min•Ep. 138
In this week’s episode Alan chats to Dr Aaron Wright, a leading archaeologist at Archaeology Southwest. With a Ph.D. in Anthropology, Aaron has spent years studying the Hohokam and Patayan traditions of the southwestern U.S., focusing on cultural landscapes and rock art. His groundbreaking work on the South Mountain Rock Art Project and his book Religion on the Rocks earned him the Don D. and Catherine S. Fowler Prize. Aaron is currently leading efforts to establish the Great Bend of the Gila Na...
Feb 14, 2025•39 min•Ep. 137
Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay joins Alan to talk about iconicity in rock. This is a fascinating discussion about some of the deep meanings and uses of rock art. Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliate...
Jan 03, 2025•47 min•Ep. 138
The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays! There’s a lot of dates thrown around regarding the first people to enter and settle North and South America. However, what’s the evidence? What do we know with a high degree of certainty? Let’s find out on this episode. Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchP...
Dec 20, 2024•37 min•Ep. 137
In this week’s episode, Dr Alan speaks with historic preservation specialist and project coordinator of Huliauapa’a, Rachel Hoerman. Along with community members Andree-Michelle Conley Kapoi and her teenage twins, Anais and Oisin, who are involved in the Stewardship and Protection Plan Project for the kiʻi pōhaku at Nu'u Refuge, Kaupō, Maui, they speak about Pacific Rim rock art and heritage stewardship in Hawai’i. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.co...
Dec 06, 2024•49 min•Ep. 136
This week, Dr Alan chats to Hamish Findlay Lamley, Pictish specialist, leatherworker, and tattoo artist, about all things relating to the ancient Pictish landscape in Scotland. From carved stones and Pictish motifs, they discuss all things relating to rock art. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/135 Links Instagram Pictavia Leather Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon A...
Nov 22, 2024•45 min•Ep. 135
In this week’s episode, Alan chats to Clare Busher O Sullivan, archaeologist, author and rock art specialist about her work with Atlantic Rock Art in south-west Ireland. They speak on topics ranging from Mesolithic markings to Neolithic chambered tombs, and even compare the differences between Atlantic and Californian rock art motifs! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/134 Links Clare Busher O’Sullivan (X) Irish Prehistoric Rock Art (Youtub...
Nov 08, 2024•44 min•Ep. 134
Join us on this week’s episode, as Alan sits down with Dr. George Harold Nash, a prominent specialist in the field of prehistoric rock art from the University of Liverpool. Dr. Nash has extensive experience in researching rock art in places across the world, the US and South America. He’s currently working in Rising Star Cave in South Africa and several Upper Palaeolithic caves in his native South Wales. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/1...
Oct 25, 2024•50 min•Ep. 133
In this week’s episode, Dr Garfinkel talks to Salisu Aminu, rock art scholar, guard and advocate for the preservation and conservation of rock art in Nigeria. They discuss Salisu’s professional work, his passion and strategy for preserving the archaeological past, and how this work has helped the indigenous people of Nigeria. Salisu Aminu has received multiple awards and recognition for his work in rock art research. He has also been featured on the Bradshaw foundation website. Transcripts For r...
Oct 11, 2024•34 min•Ep. 132
Dr. Garfinkel brings Jose Botello back on the show to talk about his master’s work at Cal State Northridge. They talk about ceremonial dance, cosmology, and what it means to live and walk the “red road”. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/131 Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...
Sep 27, 2024•36 min•Ep. 131
Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay from Guanajuato, Mexico one of our most popular guest scholars, is back for a discussion on the Supernatural Gamekeeper. Much to say about this figure and how they are rendered on stone canvasses, what they mean, who they are, and what we can learn from Native people regarding the protective and abiding deities that ensure nourishment and sustainability for our indigenous brothers and sisters. Great discussion! Links “ICONICITY OF THE UTO-AZTECANS: Snake Anthropomorphy in...
Sep 13, 2024•41 min•Ep. 130
Today we have our guest scholar, Dr. Richard Chacon, who has just published a remarkable book on supernatural gamekeepers throughout the world. We're going to talk about how that relates to rock art and other related matters in terms of the pre-contact, pre-literate indigenous cosmology. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/129 Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPod...
Aug 30, 2024•48 min•Ep. 129
On this episode we interview Katie Olsen who lives in Ridgecrest, California. On the edge of the Coso Range and a stone's throw away from Little Lake and Fossil Falls - prominent rock art locations in the Coso Range. She shares her feelings and background as a woman and female and mother with academic training in art history as she helps us to understand the rock art of the Cosos with a special emphasis on the animal humans that are patterned and solid bodied and expresses an explicit emphasis o...
Aug 16, 2024•46 min•Ep. 128
Rayette Martin from the Nevadans for Cultural Preservation joins the podcast to talk about the work they are doing and how they are preserving rock art in Nevada. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/127 Links Nevadans for Cultural Preservation Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...
Aug 02, 2024•47 min•Ep. 127
Chris Finefrock is a director and producer of cinematic masterpieces. He is now working on a new project featuring in part the Native worldviews and religious metaphors that are represented in archaeological sites, geoglyphs, and rock art sites. In this episode we do a wide-ranging discussion on what makes these topics so engaging and why rock art is such an endlessly interesting subject. Quite the ride! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/1...
Jun 21, 2024•44 min•Ep. 126
On today’s episode Alan brings on Tony Prekis to analyze a rock art panel associated with the Freemont Cultural traditions. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/125 Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram:...
Jun 07, 2024•35 min•Ep. 125
Alan and Chris analyze three rock art panels from the Coso Range in California. You can look at these every day and see something different. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/124 Links View the Rock Art panels here: https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/124 Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www...
May 24, 2024•32 min•Ep. 124
On today’s episode we visit with Paul Goldsmith, award winning cinematographer and creator of Talking Stone: Rock Art of the Coso, documentary film and the coffee table book on Coso rock art based on our film. In this episode we discuss some surprising insights Paul has after firsthand meetings with practicing shamans in the Amazon. He gives us a glimpse of what they are like and some surprising reflections on his interactions. You will learn some interesting aspects about shamanism and the Nati...
May 10, 2024•39 min•Ep. 123
Religion permeates most cultures around the world and throughout time. How did early people represent and practice their religions with respect to rock art? What did they represent with the images and what stories were they trying to tell? Dr. Garfinkel discusses some of his research and study on this topic for today’s episode. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/122 Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website...
Apr 26, 2024•38 min•Ep. 122
Connecting with rock art, sites, and artifacts is often important for gaining understanding. Today’s guest is Laura Lee. Laura is Vice President and Director of Research and Outreach of Cuyamungue, The Felicitas D Goodman Institute and will discuss ecstatic postures and altered states of consciousness. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/121 Links Cuyamungue Laura Lee Page Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s W...
Apr 12, 2024•42 min•Ep. 121
Dr. Garfinkel has been going to Little Lake for about 50 years now. On today’s episode we describe Little Lake, the rock art there, and it’s significance to the people native to the area for the last 10,000 years. We also talk about the California Rock Art Foundation trips to Little Lake and how you can be a part of that. Use the California Rock Art Foundation link below to subscribe to the newsletter where you can find out about upcoming field trips. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this ep...
Mar 29, 2024•35 min•Ep. 120
Chris and Alan discuss a panel that was discovered in the eastern Sierra’s of California recently. It’s one of the most complex panels that either of us have ever seen. We deconstruct this panel and talk about some of the elements. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/119 Links To see the image, go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/119 Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Pat...
Mar 01, 2024•34 min•Ep. 119
Alan and Chris have a conversation about how past Native American cultures interpreted and interacted with their environment, and how that should impact the modern interpretation of rock art archaeological sites today. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/118 Links The Archaeology Show Episode 252 Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.ar...
Feb 16, 2024•38 min•Ep. 118
Dr. Alan brings Johnney Valdez back on to continue their discussion about Native American Perspectivism. Johnney talks about how native people think about the universe. TranscriptsFor rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/117 Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet ...
Feb 02, 2024•42 min•Ep. 117
Today we interview, Johnny Valedez, an influential speaker and advocate for his native heritage. He hails from Colorado and is discussing the various issues he has dealt with in his work around the world. His ethnic ties are with the Ute and the Pueblo peoples of the high county and the American Southwest. He is very versed in the cosmology of the Native world. A fascinating interchange. You'll enjoy this. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart...
Jan 19, 2024•44 min•Ep. 116
Linsie Lafayette is the Western Field Representative for the Western Regional Office based out of Reno, Nevada. She has worked in CRM and on many sites. Linsie and Alan talk about Linsie’s journey to the Archaeological Conservancy and what they do to preserve archaeological sites. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/115 Links The Archaeological Conservancy Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr...
Dec 29, 2023•33 min•Ep. 115
Gender and sex today are fluid concepts. Is that because it’s a new idea or because it’s finally something that can come out of the shadows? On today’s episode we look at gender and sex in rock art. We challenge preconceived notions that male shamans are the only ones that created rock art. We also talk about gender representation in rock art. TranscriptsFor rough transcripts of this podcast, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/114Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Gar...
Dec 01, 2023•38 min•Ep. 114
After a long break, Chris discusses a few topics with Alan. Today’s episode is a discussion about indigenous perspectives from two people that admit have no business trying to see the world as others do. We talk about the recent Petroglyph Festival in Ridgecrest, CA and the protestors for the event. It’s an important discussion today on the Rock Art Podcast. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/113Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.co...
Nov 17, 2023•39 min•Ep. 113
Dr. Garfinkel interviews Tim Waag, an avocationalist for California Rock Art. He talks about understanding Native American theology and prehistory, and, appreciating California Rock Art. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/112 Contact Dr. Alan Garfinkel avram1952@yahoo.com Dr. Alan Garfinkel’s Website Support Dr. Garfinkel on Patreon ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN o...
Sep 22, 2023•44 min•Ep. 112
