Removing Modern Graffiti from Ancient Rock Art at Hueco Tanks

January 28, 2012
1:00 PM

Location:
El Paso Museum of Archaeology 4301 Transmountain Road El Paso, TX 79924
Venue:
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
Admission:
Free Admission
Contact Name:
Marilyn Guida
Contact E-mail Address:
guidamr@elpasotexas.gov
Contact Phone Number:
915-755-4332
The El Paso Museum of Archaeology Presents Removing Modern Graffiti from Ancient Rock Art at Hueco Tanks Saturday, January 28, 2012, 1:00 pm, Free Admission

Speaker Tim Roberts, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Archaeologist, discusses efforts since 2009 to use lasers to remove graffiti from several pictograph (ancient paintings on rock) sites at Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site, outside El Paso.

This talk is being held in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibit Watercolor Paintings of Rock Art at Hueco Tanks, and a museum membership and volunteer appreciation event from 2:00 to 4:00 pm following the talk.

Information: 915-755-4332; guidamr@elpasotexas.gov
www.elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/