Exhibit sheds light on life and rituals of Jalisco's ancients

[Judi Lynn]

Archaeologist Joseph Mountjoy with examples of Huichol petroglyphs that he, with help from National Geographic, documented for exhibit at the Casa Cultura in Mascota.

The Huicholes carved into rock entreaties to their god for rain

By John Pint
Published on Friday, April 16, 2021

One day, I received in the mail a most interesting book entitled Arte Rupestre en Jalisco (Rock Art in Jalisco) by archaeologist Joseph B. Mountjoy. It had been kindly sent to me by the author himself after I asked him perhaps one too many questions about petroglyphs.

Joe suggested I might find many of the answers I sought in the pages of this richly illustrated, 48-page book (all in Spanish), and I certainly did.

If anyone ought to know rock art, it’s Dr. Mountjoy, who registered his first pintura rupestre (rock painting) back in 1964 and has analyzed some 20,000 glyphs since then.

To fully appreciate his insights, you really need to visit the first-class museum he has set up in the Casa de Cultura of Mascota (140 kilometers west of Guadalajara), where you will find a whole room dedicated to petroglyphs, a project carried out in collaboration with National Geographic magazine.

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A deer with baby, in Ocotillo Canyon near Mascota. J. MOUNTJOY

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