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Nevada
Field Trips and Events
Petroglyphs of Lagomarsino Canyon
February 07, 2012
5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m.)
The Nature Conservancy's Whit Hall Interpretive Center, 381 Genoa Lane, Minden, Nevada | Show Directions
Directions
The Whit Hall Interpretive Center (WHIC) at River Fork Ranch is located 2.5 miles west of US 395 at 381 Genoa Lane (SR 206) near the historic town of Genoa in the Carson Valley.
Directions driving south on US 395 from Reno or Carson City:
From the junction of US 50 and US 395 at the south end of Carson City, drive south on US 395 for 8.7 miles. Watch for the "Junction SR 206 / Genoa Lane 1/4 mile" and "Genoa National Historic District" signs. If you reach Muller Lane or the Town of Minden, you've gone too far south.
Turn right (west) on Genoa Lane / SR 206. Drive west on Genoa Lane 2.5 miles (go past the large grain silos and over the Carson River).
The interpretive center is on the left (south) side of the road at 381 Genoa Lane.
The Lagomarsino Canyon Petroglyph Site is one of the largest and most spectacular rock art sites in Nevada. Located in the Virginia Range on an extensive cliff face and talus, the site has shaped archaeological thinking about the styles and functions of prehistoric rock art in the Desert West. Dr. Quinlan describes the results of 5 years of archaeological survey at the site carried out by the Nevada Rock Art Foundation and the insights into prehistoric lifeways provided by this research.
Speaker: Angus R. Quinlan, PhD, RPA Executive Director of Nevada Rock Art Foundation Dr. Angus Quinlan was born and raised in the United Kingdom where his early interest in history developed into a lifelong passion for historic preservation and the archaeology of prehistoric social systems. Dr. Quinlan specializes in the archaeology of religion and Great Basin rock art. As Executive Director of the Nevada Rock Art Foundation he has led archaeological inventories of major rock art sites throughout Nevada.
Seating is limited to this free event; registration is required.
For further information and to registration, contact Dianne Jennings 775.721.5871 or info@nvrockart.org.
Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy and the Nevada Rock Art Foundation
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