The paper presents the results of the research and initial analysis of the rock art from the Castle Rock Community, a cluster of Ancestral Pueblo sites, dated to the thirteenth century A.D. and located in southwestern Colorado, in the heart of the Mesa Verde region. The rock art in the area is represented by anthropomorphic figures (shamans or warriors) from the Basketmaker II period, but most of the rock art is from the Pueblo III period (1150-1280/1300 A.D.) and encompasses geometric designs as well as fighting scenes. The interpretation of the meaning and function of the rock art is rather difficult, but some depictions might be interpreted as clan symbols, watermarks, or as solar/lunar markers connected with astronomical observations. On almost every panel of rock art or close to it, historic inscriptions, initials, names and dates are also present. Most of the ancient rock art is located within the site’s (cliff dwellings) boundaries or very close to them, but certainly some paintings and petroglyphs are much older than the thirteenth century A.D. settlements.

中文翻译：

---

来自美国西南科罗拉多州梅萨维德地区下沙峡谷的岩石艺术

本文介绍了Castle Rock社区岩石艺术的研究和初步分析结果，该城堡岩石是一个普韦布洛祖先遗址群，建于公元十三世纪，位于梅萨维德地区中心的科罗拉多州西南科罗拉多。该地区的岩石艺术以Basketmaker II时期的拟人化人物（巫师或战士）为代表，但大部分岩石艺术来自Pueblo III时期（1150-1280 / 1300 AD），既包含几何设计又包括战斗场景。岩石艺术的意义和功能的解释相当困难，但有些描绘可能会被解释为氏族符号，水印或与天文观测有关的日月标记。在几乎每块岩石艺术作品上或附近，都有历史铭文，缩写，名称和日期也存在。大多数古代岩石艺术都位于该遗址（悬崖住宅）的边界内或非常接近它们的边界，但可以肯定的是，有些绘画和岩画比13世纪的AD殖民地要古老得多。