DISCOVERING MESA PRIETA - A ROCK ART S.T.E.M. CURRICULUM:

I recently received a mailing from the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project (MPPP), the Wells Petroglyph Preserve (WPP), Velarde, New Mexico. I was charmed by the stationery that was used which is decorated with drawings of petroglyphs from the WPP done by children in the program. 

Child's illustration, Mesa Prieta, 

NM. Picture courtesy of the Mesa

Prieta Petroglyph Project.

Mesa Prieta, Rio Arriba County, 

NM. Photograph Peter Faris, 

Sept. 4, 2011.

Even better, they printed it in color instead of opting for cheaper black and white. The thing is, many of these drawings by children are better than some of the drawings done by participants in rock art recording projects I have conducted.

Child's illustration, Mesa Prieta,

NM. Picture courtesy of the Mesa

Prieta Petroglyph Project.

Mesa Prieta, Rio Arriba County,

NM. Photograph Peter Faris,

Sept. 4, 2011.

The Discovering Mesa Prieta curriculum is used in 17 schools in the and they estimate that over 2,000 children have benefited from their program.

             

Child's illustration, Mesa Prieta,

NM. Picture courtesy of the Mesa

Prieta Petroglyph Project.

Mesa Prieta, Rio Arriba County,

NM. Photograph Peter Faris,

Sept. 4, 2011.

Trained teams have recorded over 55,000 petroglyphs so far and they now estimate that Mesa Prieta may contain 100,000 images from the Archaic, Ancestral Puebloan, and historic periods.

Child's illustration, Mesa Prieta,

NM. Picture courtesy of the Mesa

Prieta Petroglyph Project.

Child's illustration, Mesa Prieta,

NM. Picture courtesy of the Mesa

Prieta Petroglyph Project.

Child's illustration, Mesa Prieta,

NM. Picture courtesy of the Mesa

Prieta Petroglyph Project.

If you care to get involved supporting this good work they will be happy to accept your donations. The MPPP is a 501(C)3 organization so your contributions will be tax deductible.

Contact them at www.mesaprietapetroglyphs.org, or write Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project, PO Box 407, Velarde, NM, 87582.