Ep. 27: Messages From the Past - The Rock Art of the American West

About this episode

The episode explores the significance of rock art as a connection to the thoughts and myths of ancient America.

A tangible and fascinating landscape record of the human past in the West exists in a form barely found elsewhere in America. So-called rock art, images incised and painted on rock faces, still reach out of the past to connect us with the thoughts, dreams, gods, and myths of ancient America. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts.  YouTube , Spotify , Apple , iHeart , Pandora , Amazon . MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips Check out more MeatEater's American History audio originals " The Long Hunters " and " Mountain Men " Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop  MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: MeatEater

Topics covered

• rock art
• American history
• ancient myths
• cultural heritage
• human past

Keywords

• rock art
• American West
• history
• cultural heritage
• ancient America

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Long Hunters, Mountain Men

Places: American West

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