COLORADO ROCK ART ASSOCIATION (CRAA)

Welcome to the Colorado Rock Art Association (CRAA), a chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society!

On May 3, 2003, the Colorado Rock Art Association (CRAA) was formed at the 5th annual Rock Art Conference in Pueblo, CO, hosted by the Pueblo Archaeological and Historical Society.  In July 2003 the State CAS Board approved the formation of the new CAS chapter.

As a chapter of CAS, our Colorado Rock Art Association comes out of the starting gate with a degree of credibility based upon the long history of CAS accomplishments. The prestigious CAS quarterly journal SOUTHWESTERN LORE will also be our journal, just like any other chapter of CAS, and the proposed future reviewed journal, COLORADO ARCHAEOLOGY, as well. The CAS state newsletter, THE CAS SURVEYOR, will promote our activities and events and we will have a direct track to the newsletters of all other CAS chapters to get our word out. Yes, this does cost a few more dollars but we get so much in return. 

What else can we offer you? We can offer an amazing amount of future opportunity to study rock art. We will do this by combining all of our knowledge and ability. We all have things to offer each other in furthering the study of rock art. Visits to sites, new ideas, help in projects and organizing. Much of this potential can benefit from the combined resources of the group. We will all benefit as much as we offer. Some of the group activities that have been suggested include Rock Art Recording Projects (and perhaps our own Field School in Recording Techniques) and lab work, organizing Educational Programs, Exhibits and Field Trips. The PAAC program of the Colorado State Archaeologist’s Office offers an excellent class in Rock Art Studies and by organizing a few members of CRAA you can perhaps bring that class to your area.