Road trip: Ancient advertising
October 20th, 2007
These petroglyphs are on a sandstone wall about 100 feet off the ground in a stunningly beautiful area near Lake Mead. The interpretive signage suggests they may have had religious or ceremonial significance. Although their exact meaning has been lost, the images are still reaching audiences 1000 years later.
Yesterday morning my hard drive crashed and several posts I had already prepared for you just vanished into the digital ether … *POOF!*
Really a contrast in permanence!
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