Texas Highways Magazine

Ancient Artistry

80 Number of Texas rock art sites found from 1934-1942

350 Number of recorded pictograph sites in Texas

97 Percentage of sites in Texas on private land

pictographs and petroglyphs from prehistoric artists are etched on remote cliffs and rock shelters, inside caves, and along rivers. Preserved for up to 5,000 years by private landowners and public institutions, they allow us to glimpse prehistory. To the modern eye,

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