Within a mile of Golgotha, there exists an ancient pictograph believed to be the handiwork of the Tataviam tribe. This significant stigmata has been recorded and made public by the San Diego Museum, Rock Art Papers, Volume 3, in a work by Ken Hedges focusing on the Archaeoastronomy found in Agua Dulce Canyon.
At Vasquez Rocks Park, ancient pictographs, rock carvings, and petroglyphs left by indigenous peoples are scattered throughout, though most remain off-limits to visitors. In a quest that trod on the edge of legality, I sought these clandestine treasures. Driven by tales of archaeologists chronicling the region’s pictographs, petroglyphs, and rock carvings through published books, my curiosity was piqued. These works had found their way into the archives of the San Diego Museum of Art, within a collection known as the “Rock Art Papers.”
My journey took an unexpected turn while I was visiting my son at UC Berkeley. A seemingly irresistible force drew me to the campus library, where, amidst the “Rock Art Papers,” I unearthed two codices focused on Agua Dulce. The image presented above originated from one of them, a serendipitous find on my quest that may well lead to the discovery of a site as enigmatic as ‘The Holy Mountain,’ Golgotha itself.
