Rock Art Cave Paintings Baja California Mexico
Rock Art Cave Paintings Baja California Mexico
Rock Art Cave Paintings Baja California Mexico
Baja California Great Murals - Cave Paintings Gallery
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Introduction to the Baja California Great Murals Gallery

The Baja Great Murals Gallery presents a selection of photographs reflecting the scale and variety of rock paintings from the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, from the Sierra de San Borja in the north, through the Sierra de San Juan and the Sierra de San Francisco to the Sierra de Guadalupe in the south.

The Great Murals cave paintings represent one of the largest concentrations of rock art in the Americas, and some of its oldest. Created over thousands of years by an unknown people, the ancient paintings are rich in artistry and metaphorical significance.

1976 marked the beginning of an odyssey in Baja California; the photographer Harry W. Crosby was commissioned to provide photographs for a publication to commemorate California's bicentennial. He was given the task of following the route of the 1769 Portolá Serra expedition. One expedition led to many, and over the next few years Harry W. Crosby and his team would ride more than 1,000 miles in Baja California, on mule-back and on trails far from the road, to its remotest areas where he would encounter the spectacular rock art of this region, much of which remained undocumented.

The documentary film - BAJA CALIFORNIA: In Search of Painted Caves follows this epic journey, featuring original cine footage, through the rugged mountains and desert canyons on an artistic quest.

Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Boca de San Julio
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Boca de San Julio
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Boca de San Julio
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cuesta de San pablo
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva del Batequi
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva del Batequi
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva del Batequi
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva de las Flechas
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva Pintada
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Arroyo de San Pablo
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva Pintada
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva de las Flechas
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva Pintada
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
El Cajón del Valle
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
El Parral
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Harry W. Crosby
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
La Candelaria
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
La Natividad
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
La Palma
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
La Huertita
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
San Borjitas
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
La Trinidad
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
San Gregorio
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Los Monos de San Juan
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Boca de San Julio
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Santa Teresa
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva de la Soledad
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
El Cajón del Valle
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
El Brinco
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
La Trinidad
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
La Trinidad
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
El Cajón del Valle
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva Pintada
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
El Parral
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
San Borja
 
Rock Art Cave Paintings Petroglyphs Pictographs Baja California Mexico Archaeology USA America Bradshaw Foundation
Cueva de las Flechas
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