Petroglyph Recording in the San Pedro Creek Drainage
Dr.Milford Fletcher Tuesday, May 10th, at 6:30pm
the Sandia Ranger Station, Tijeras
Using the latest technology of Global Positioning Units, high-speed computers,
high-resolution aerial photography, and digital cameras, volunteers from the Albuquerque Archeological Society have recorded more than 1700 petroglyphs in the San Pedro Creek drainage south of Interstate 25 and east of the Sandia mountains. The data gathered has been computerized for visual comparisons and analysis and is being used to compare other computerized databases such as Petroglyph National Monument and the site known as Comanche Gap in the Galisteo basin. Recorders have encountered life-sized deer, large shields and a variety of images that are unique to the San Pedro Creek drainage.
Dr. Milford Fletcher is retired from the National Park Service and was trained as an animal ecologist. He has been a cultural resources consultant to the governments of India and France, and worked for six months at the Nabatean city of Petra under contract with the Kingdom of Jordan. He has worked on a number of petroglyph recording projects, has published several papers on the subject, and has visited and studied rock art and wild caves in eight different countries. He is a frequent contributor in the rock art community.
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