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Fresh research into the spectacular rock art of southwest Texas has revealed that ancient hunter-gatherers maintained a sophisticated belief system for more than four millennia, creating elaborate ...

Texas State University archaeologist Carolyn Boyd examines details of the painting at White Shaman rock shelter in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands. Originally an artist, Boyd was inspired to become an ...