Ancient Rock Art Along U.S.-Mexico Border Reveals 4,000-Year-Old Indigenous Cosmology

Ancient Rock Art Along U.S.-Mexico Border Reveals 4,000-Year-Old Indigenous Cosmology

Elaborate rock murals along the U.S.-Mexico border, dating back over 4,000 years, depict a sophisticated cosmological worldview shared by indigenous cultures. These murals feature human-like and animal-like figures alongside symbolic motifs representing creation myths, cyclical time and multidimensional realities. Despite spanning 175 generations, the Pecos River Style (PRS) rock art maintained strict iconographic rules—black paint first, follow…