A SPECTACULAR rock art site on private land in eastern Colorado is in the final stage of site recording. Sponsored by the CAS Chapter, Pueblo Archaeological and Historical Society. This presentation about the site is one of the first given to the public. With 24 panels involved, the series is unusual in image concentration, complexity, time periods, and variability of contributors. Simply put, many Indigenous Peoples came to this spot. Site panels are introduced by their apparent themes, revealing an implied hierarchy of concerns, and suggesting what issues may have been most on the minds of the artists. It is hoped that this approach gives us a glimpse into their worldview, in other words, “What were they thinking?”

Gainfully employed as a full-time science teacher in Pueblo Co., most of her experience with rock writing has come from nearly 20 years of volunteering with the US Forest Service, BLM, and Parks Services. She has also done project/seasonal work for professional archaeologists. Anne is a University of North Carolina graduate with a BS in Secondary Education Science as well as an MA in Applied Natural Sciences.

The current president of the Colorado Rock Art Association, Anne has also been Vice President, Treasurer, Board Member, Fieldtrip Chair, Membership Chair, and CAS Representative. Primary Chapter involvements included coordinating rock art recordation and monitoring projects, many with Forest Service-supervised efforts in Picketwire Canyon. She played a similar role at Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. She had the pleasure of recording “arborglyphs”(carvings on trees) at Bryce Canyon National Monument. Additional rock art recording work was done on private ranches. For nearly ten years, Anne has been a volunteer at the Colorado Rock Art Association Archive, preparing rock art photographs.