UNIT 14

CREATING A CLASS PETROGLYPH PANEL

(Adapted from Intrigue of the Past. A Teachers Activity Guide for Fourth
through Seventh Grades, Bureau of Land Management, 1993, pp. 102-106.)
Objectives:
Students w!! !earn to wor" #ooperat$e!%.
Students w!! de$e!op an understandng a&out t'e pro&!em of t'e
$anda!sm of petrog!%p's.
Students w!! ds#o$er wa%s t'at t'e% #an 'e!p prote#t petrog!%p's and
ot'er ar#'aeo!og#a! stes.
Subjects( Art, So#a! Studes.
Suggested time: )wo #!ass perods.
!te"i!#s:
*op% for students( Protecting the
Past: To Do and Not To Do student nformaton s'eet (1+ - ,),
Federal Laws Protecting Archaeological Sites student nformaton
s'eet (1+ - -).
.rom t'e trun"( A p'otograp' of a petrog!%p' for ea#' student, /0/s
Visit with Respect and Silent itness! 12 3 102 p'otos of $anda!4ed
petrog!%p's.
.rom t'e tea#'er( .or ea#' student( a s'eet of &!a#" #onstru#ton
paper or #o!ored tssue paper, pen#!, #otton swa&, #up or !d of &!ea#'
so!uton (e5ua! parts of &!ea#' and water) to s'are wt' partner. (a!ternat$e
medum( w'te paper and &!a#" mar"ers). .or t'e #!ass( ro!! of &!a#" or
&rown &ut#'er paper or #o!ored tssue paper.
$%c!bu#!"&:
'e(!ce ) Spo! or mar t'e surfa#e or appearan#e of somet'ng.
G"!((iti ) S#r&&!es, drawngs or ns#rptons on wa!!s, ro#"s or ot'er
surfa#es wt'out permsson and $o!atng persona! propert%. 6ften
#onsdered to &e $anda!sm.
P!*e# ) A group of petrog!%p' or p#tograp' desgns, usua!!% on one
fa#e of a &ou!der.
$!*d!#ism ) 7!!fu!!% or ma!#ous!% defa#ng, taggng or destro%ng
pu&!# or pr$ate propert%.
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+!c,g"%u*d:
.rst t'e students w!! #reate a petrog!%p' desgn found on Mesa
9reta. )'en t'e desgns w!! &e #oped onto a !ong ro!! of &ut#'er paper or
#o!ored tssue paper to smu!ate a ro#" art pane!. )'s #an &e dsp!a%ed n t'e
#!assroom or 'a!!wa%.
)'s s a fun pro:e#t &ut #are must &e ta"en not to get t'e &!ea#' on
#!ot'ng. )'e &!ea#' remo$es t'e #o!or from t'e paper, smu!atng t'e
remo$a! of patna w'en #reatng a petrog!%p'. As an a!ternat$e, w'te paper
and &!a#" mar"ers ma% &e used.
P"e-!"!ti%*: Before #!ass prepare enoug' :ar !ds
of &!ea#' so!uton so t'at students w!! wor" wt'
partners; $er% !tt!e w!! &e needed.
Activit& 1:
<3p!an to t'e students t'at t'e% w!! &e drawng a petrog!%p' desgn usng a
pro#ess of &!ea#'ng dar" paper wt' #otton swa&s. )'s w!! smu!ate t'e
remo$a! of t'e &!a#" patna to re$ea! t'e gra% &asa!t n t'e ma"ng of
petrog!%p's.
=$e ea#' student a pe#e of &!a#" #onstru#ton paper and a #otton swa&.
.rst 'a$e t'em draw t'er #'osen desgn on t'e paper wt' a pen#!.
9!a#e a :ar !d wt' a sma!! amount of &!ea#' on t'e des" for e$er% two
students. )'e% w!! t'en dp t'er #otton swa& n t'e &!ea#' so!uton and
draw t'er desgn wt' t. *are must &e ta"en not to tou#' an%t'ng &ut t'e
paper wt' t'er #otton swa&.
Activit& .( La% t'e &ut#'er paper on a ta&!e or t'e f!oor. /$de t'e #!ass
nto groups of eg't to 10 students. >a$e one group at a tme draw t'er
petrog!%p' desgn onto t'e &ut#'er paper wt' pen#! and t'en et'er t'e
&!ea#' so!uton or a &!a#" mar"er. <3'&t t'e ?petrog!%p' pane!@ n t'e
#!assroom or 'a!!wa%.
Activit& /: )'s !esson s desgned to e$o"e fee!ngs w'en petrog!%p's are
$anda!4ed. After t'e pane! 'as &een up for a few da%s, %ou w!! need to
de#de t'e &est approa#' for %our students. Af t'e students are mature, t'en
anon%mous!% defa#e t'e ?9etrog!%p' 9ane!@ wt' spra% pant or &% ot'er
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means. Sa% not'ng to t'e students unt! t'e% &egn to ta!" a&out t. )'en
!ead a #!ass ds#usson a&out 'ow t'e% fe!t w'en t'e% saw t'er artwor"
runed. /o not a!!ow t'e ds#usson to go nto a ?wt#' 'unt@. A!ternat$e!%,
'o!d up a #an of spra% pant and as" t'e students 'ow t'e% wou!d fee! f %ou
wrote %our name a!! o$er t'er art wor". *onne#t t'er fee!ngs to 'ow
Bat$e Amer#ans, ar#'aeo!ogsts, and t'e pu&!# mg't fee! w'en t'e% see
$anda!4ed stes.
Activit& 4:
1. S'ow t'e students p'otos of $anda!sm on Mesa 9reta and ot'er stes.
Anform students a&out t'e pro&!em of peop!e $anda!4ng an#ent stes,
petrog!%p's, #a$e stes, and 'stor# &u!dngs. <3p!an t'at $anda!sm
n#!udes a range of &e'a$or, from p#"ng up arrow'eads to mnng
stes wt' a &u!!do4er. <3p!an
t'at t'e an#ent ste of 9'oge',
w'#' s !o#ated nort' of 6'"a%
6wnge' n Los Lu#eros, was
&u!!do4ed n order to &u!d
'ouses on t'e !and. Sn#e t'e
!and was pr$ate!% owned, no
one was a&!e to stop t'e
destru#ton. =ra$es and gra$e
goods are t'e on!% t'ngs
prote#ted on pr$ate !and.
2. As" t'e students to &ranstorm(
7'at are t'e 'armfu! resu!ts of
$anda!smC )'e answers ma%
fa!! nto #ategores su#' as
destru#ton of data, destru#ton of #u!tura! 'ertage and destru#ton of
'stor#a! appre#aton.
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3. Af %ou 'a$enDt used t'e 'andouts Federal $aws Protecting
Archaeological Sites and Protecting the Past% To &o and 'ot To &o
durng t'e 8nt 1,. Mesa 9reta <t'#s a#t$t%, re$ew wt' #!ass now.
+. As" t'e students to t'n" of so!utons for reparng t'e damage and
pre$entng $anda!sm from 'appenng n t'e future on Mesa 9reta
and ot'er ar#'aeo!og#a! stes. Students ma% want to #reate a
pamp'!et, rado announ#ement, poster, ad$ertsement, et#. t'at w!!
#ommun#ate to ot'ers t'e mportan#e of prote#tng ar#'aeo!og#a!
resour#es.
,. Adopt a Petroglyph E )'s s a program sponsored &% Mesa 9reta
9etrog!%p' 9ro:e#t. Four #!ass ma% ?adopt@ a petrog!%p' t'at s
!o#ated on t'e 7e!!s 9etrog!%p' 9reser$e &% #o!!e#tng mone% t'at
w!! &e used to 'e!p edu#ate t'e #ommunt% a&out t'e mportan#e of
petrog!%p's. Four #!ass w!! re#e$e a p'oto of t'e petrog!%p' t'at %ou
adopt. (See pamp'!et n #urr#u!um &nder po#"et for more
nformaton.)
6. S'ow t'e /0/s Silent itness andGor Visit with Respect t'at are n
t'e trun"; t'e% ma% a!so &e #'e#"ed out from t'e Mesa 9reta
9etrog!%p' 9ro:e#t off#e.
Assessme*t:
As" t'e students to wrte a&out 'ow t'e% wou!d mpro$e or add to t'e
.edera! !aws prote#tng petrog!%p's. >a$e t'e students assgn realistic
pena!tes to $o!atons of t'ese !aws.
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U*it 140 C"e!ti*g ! C#!ss Pet"%g#&-1 P!*e#
PROTECTING THE PAST: TO 'O AN' NOT TO 'O
Stude*t I*(%"m!ti%* S1eet
(Adapted from Intrigue of the Past% &iscovering Archaeology in 'ew
"e)ico, Bureau of Land Management, 199-, p. 106. Adapted from >urst H
9a#'a", 1919, pp. 2,-26 )
1. /o not step on petrog!%p's. 7a!" #arefu!!%, so as not to #reate
eroson, #ause ro#"s to fa!! or
dstur& anma!s. Af %ou see an
anma!, !ea$e t a!one. Af %ou see a
f!ower, !ea$e t for ot'ers to en:o%.
7at#' out for #a#t.
2. Admre petrog!%p's wt' %our e%es
and re#ord t'em wt' %our #amera
or n %our re#ordng &oo". 2e d%
*%t t%uc1 -et"%g#&-1s, &e#ause
t'e% ma% &e sa#red and t'e o! from
our 'ands ma% damage t'em.
3. Af %ou fnd an artfa#t, %ou ma% p#"
t up, and as %ou 'o!d t, t'n" a&out
t'e person w'o made t. )'en put t &a#" w'ere %ou found t and draw
t n %our re#ordng &oo". /o not ma"e p!es of artfa#ts or ta"e an%
'ome.
+. <$en f t'e petrog!%p' s dff#u!t to see, re-pe#"ng, #'a!"ng or re-
pantng doesnDt restore t, &ut rat'er
runs t'e orgna!.
,. /ggng n an ar#'aeo!og#a! ste
runs t'e !a%ers of 'stor%.
6. Af %ou &u!d a #ampfre, &e sure t s
not near an% petrog!%p' or
ar#'aeo!og#a! ste. )'e smo"e and
'eat w!! #reate damage.
-. Iespe#t t'e #u!ture of t'e peop!e w'o
#reated t'e petrog!%p's. An#ent stes
are sa#red p!a#es to t'e 9ue&!o
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peop!e. )aggng, pantng %our name o$er petrog!%p's or s'ootng at
t'em s dsrespe#tfu! and s aganst t'e !aw.
1. Af %ou see !tter su#' as modern #ans, p!ast# or paper, p!ease p#" t up
and put t nto t'e #!ass tras' &ags. '% *%t -ic, u- g#!ss. Iemem&er
to put a!! of %our !un#' tras' &a#" nto %our &a#"pa#" or !un#' &o3.
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3E'ERAL LA2S PROTECTING
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Stude*t I*(%"m!ti%* S1eet
(Adapted from Intrigue of the Past. A Teachers Activity Guide for Fourth
through Seventh Grades! Bureau of Land Management >ertage <du#aton
9rogram, 7as'ngton, /*, 1993, p. 10,)
.edera! !aws pro$de for se$ere
pena!tes to t'ose w'o dstur& and
destro% stes more t'an 100 %ears o!d.
)'e Ar#'aeo!og#a! Iesour#es
9rote#ton A#t (AI9A) was passed n
19-9, and pro'&ts unaut'or4ed
dggng and #o!!e#tng of
ar#'aeo!og#a! resour#es, n#!udng
potter%, &as"etr%, &ott!es, stes wt'
#ons or arrow'eads, too!s, stru#tures,
pt 'ouses, petrog!%p's and
p#tograp's, gra$es and 'uman
s"e!etons. Bo person ma% se!! or &u%
an% ar#'aeo!og#a! resour#e w'#'
was !!ega!!% a#5ured. 9ena!tes for
t'ose #on$#ted of $o!atng AI9A
are(
1. .rst 6ffense( a person w'o
&rea"s t's !aw for t'e frst tme
ma% &e fned J100,000 and
spend one %ear n :a!. Af t'e
#ost of reparng t'e damage
e3#eeds J,00, t'e offender ma%
re#e$e a fne of J2,0,000 and
spend two %ears n :a!.
2. Se#ond offense( a person w'o
&rea"s t's !aw for t'e se#ond
tme ma% &e fned J2,0,000
and spend f$e %ears n :a!.
3. 0e'#!es and ot'er e5upment
used n &rea"ng t's !aw ma%
&e #onfs#ated. AI9A pro$des
rewards to peop!e w'o supp!%
nformaton !eadng to t'e
arrest and #on$#ton of AI9A
$o!ators.
AI9A app!es to a!! pu&!#
!ands, n#!udng t'ose admnstered &%
t'e 8S .orest Ser$#e, Bureau of
Land Management, t'e m!tar%, .s'
and 7!d!fe Ser$#e, Batona! 9ar"
Ser$#e and t'e Bureau of
Ie#!amaton.
9eop!e en:o%ng t'e out-of-
doors o##asona!!% fnd ar#'aeo!og#a!
stes and wonder w'at t'e% s'ou!d do.
Lo#atons w'ere t'ere are petrog!%p's
or artfa#ts are sa#red p!a#es to t'e
des#endants of t'e an#ent peop!e w'o
made t'em. A!wa%s !ea$e artfa#ts
w'ere t'e% were found, n#!udng
sma!! surfa#e fnds su#' as pots'erds
and stone f!a"es. /s#o$eres of rare
or unusua! artfa#ts and stes s'ou!d
&e reported to t'e !and managng
agen#% or n t'e #ase of pr$ate !ands,
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to a !o#a! agen#% ar#'aeo!ogst or t'e
State >stor# 9reser$aton 6ff#e.
Some peop!e w'o dg n stes are
engaged n an !!ega! mar"et a#t$t%,
ma% &e armed wt' weapons, and
s'ou!d &e #onsdered dangerous.
Be$er approa#' someone %ou see
dggng n stes or #o!!e#tng artfa#ts.
Anstead, re#ord nformaton a&out
t'em - t'er p'%s#a! des#rpton, w'at
t'e% were seen dong, t'e !#ense
num&er of t'er $e'#!e - and
mmedate!% report t'em to a !o#a!
!aw enfor#ement agen#%.
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