Native American-Indian Petroglyphs: A Focus Point in the Mojave Desert w. Carlos Gallinger Part 1

Join Carlos Gallinger as he explores the relationships between petroglyphs and the local landscape of people, animals, and plants; then and now. A focus point in the environment. Filmed on location in California's Mojave Desert. Please let us know what you think by commenting below!

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[normgustafson]

I like your description of focal points. Makes sense.

[TheDesertwalker]

Carlos provides a lot of insight. Things I have never thought before.

[Alan]

Modern plasma physicists have shed some new light on the ancient petroglyphs. Some of the drawings that have in the past been interpreted as animals are perfect representations of plasma shapes in an atmosphere.

[dreyvo]

thunderbolts project is the very reason I searched for petroglyphs too. it might be hard for us modern folks to picture a world in such upheaval, but when I try to, the oldest stories on the planet make a hell of a lot more sence. I would like to know what the oldest stories about these glyphs are. They could well be the most important story of all. great video btw 👍

[spoton]

Elder translating: “West Side Represent...”

[MaiCohWolf]

I have a question: Someone today told me that they heard the term "rock art" is an inappropriate way to describe native petroglyphs/pictographs. Is this true? If so, why is "rock art" bad and what is the preferred term? (I work in a place where there's lots of petroglyphs and I just want to make sure I am using the appropriate/most respectful terminology.) Thanks!

[jppestana]

Good stuff. Understanding the geology in a multifaceted, different context. I have a small petroglyph I would like to share with you. I have not been able to find this petroglyph image anywhere, but it is definitely a path/continuum of life/death journey.

[orange]

Aren't these 1000's of years old. I thought petroglyphs were made by the civilization that was mostly wiped out some 12k years ago.

[XrpAndy]

I believe the glyphs are just road markers for the ancient travelers. A little bit of marker or a story left of the people before.

[DD-bnmx]

Native Americans say they know their history from their oral history? And they don't even know what those signs mean. This guy is right about the water source and the location of the petroglyphs. It was an ambush site. The tapping on the rock draws the game to look and then they are ambushed. You can confirm this with other hunters. Also if you know deer are watching you, just drop back into the bush and the deer will approach to see where you went. They feel safer if the can "mirror" you. A lot of animals will do that. Walk along a pond with ducks in it, and they will paddle right along with you.

[larryrobertson]

The liberals in America have decided that there are no Indians here. Now, they should be called Native Americans for political reasons. But that's fallacious as well and insulting to their populations whose ancestors have lived here for more than a few millenniums.

So there can't be a people here called Native Americans because their peoples occupied these lands way before there was an America. There are over 300 reservations in the U.S. of disparate peoples with their own cultures, languages, and history. Since both convenient references are irresponsibly inaccurate, why not call them by the name they call themselves. For instance, the people we call Navajos call themselves Diné. That means ‘the people.’ The Diné speak the Na-Dené language.

Call these peoples what they call themselves and quit insulting them.

[muddywaters]

@3:35 there is clearly a swastika in the upper right of the panel...I've heard the swastika is an ancient symbol and was not originated by the Nazi's. What was it's original meaning?

[missourimongoose]

I've got a bluff behind my house with a bunch of native American paintings on it, video on my channel if anyone wants to take a look and let me know if u have any info, its got the encircled cross, hand prints, a couple sun's, a man with a spear hunting with his dogs and a wolf headed creature we call the beast of the bluff