Documenting Rock Art in Dinosaur National Monument

In 1988 and 1989 comprehensive documentation of twenty-two rock art sites in Dinosaur National Monument was undertaken to establish baseline information for the long-term monitoring of these sites. Procedures used included still photography, scale drawings, video photography, photogrammetry, and standardized written descriptions. Documentation for each site was compiled in a notebook format for use by park personnel during monitoring phases. Analyses of the rock art and the kinds of situations in which they are placed suggest that the images were used to influence the behavior of aboriginal visitors to the site.