Our Mission
Founded in 2006, Western Rock Art Research is a small non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the preservation, documentation, and research of Indigenous rock art and other cultural resources in the western United States and northern Australia.
Rock art has been a part of human expression for over 30,000 years, yet more ancient rock art is lost every day. Increased development and recreational use has led to a correlated increase in the amount of damage occurring to rock art features and associated cultural resources on both public and private lands. We are committed to doing what we can in recordation and monitoring to help save what is left of this precious resource.
Ethics Statement
About WRAR
WRAR members have accumulated decades of experience in archaeological recordation and partnering with federal agencies. Our members have been working together for over 25 years, and have documented over 1000 rock art sites in the Mojave Desert, the American Southwest and the Great Basin, and hope to continue through the Pacific Northwest. Our members include rock art specialists, prehistoric and historic archaeologists, ceramic and lithic specialists, and forensic scientists. All members of this organization undertake considerable educational outreach for archaeology, rock art site preservation, and in recruiting volunteer interaction.
Western Rock Art Research adheres to the Codes of Ethics for both the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) and the American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA).