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Taos Archaeological Society?
Next Speaker
LECTURE
Kit Carson Board Room 7pm
Monday November 3, 2025
JF Pagel MS,MD
Associate Professor University of Colorado School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor (Psychology) Cape Breton University
Site Watch –Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Los Luceros & Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Site – Guide
The Incorporation of Dream Imagery into Rock Art
TOPIC
This presentation presents evidence for the potential incorporation of dream imagery into rock art based on examples from Southwest European Cave Art (15-35,000 BCE); Rio Grande Valley Archaic Petroglyphs (6000-22,000 BCE); and Rio Grande Valley 1st Contact Petroglyphs (1500-1700 CE).
The cave art of Southern Europe is considered first evidence of the remarkable creativity of our species. Psychoarcheologists have adopted the perspective that dreaming rather that hallucinogenic trance is a likely creative inspiration for some of this art. There are suggestions that dream-like trance states contributed to Archaic petroglyph images. Such perspectives as to the basis of image have also been explored by modern artists (ex. Agnes Martin exploration of grids as portals into other dimensions). Some of the strongest evidence for associations between petroglyphs and dream/nightmare come from first contact New Mexico petroglyphs that include contextual images apparently reflecting historically documented atrocities. More recently, Carl Jung while visiting the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph site in New Mexico developed conceptual constructs for mandala and self in art.
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History of Taos Archaeological Society Project
An effort is currently underway to build a historical timeline of TAS events and history! We need your help!
The Taos Archaeological Society has operated for 34 years. In that time, many documents have been produced. Unfortunately, TAS does not have a complete record of documents produced and distributed.
We are in need of documents/publications that date from September 1999 through February 2014.
You can help by contributing:
Past bulletins, meeting minutes, financial statements, member lists, and other communications.
Thank you for your continued support of the Taos Archaeological Society.
For more information, or to send documents, please contact Paul Mcguff at pmcguff@aol.com
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