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Topic: Native American art
By Turner McCullough Jr. | April 14, 2008 |

Members of the Clarksville Native Cultural Circle sat down with members of the Montgomery County State Legislative Delegation to urge their support for state recognition of Tennessee Native American tribes. In separate occasions, state Senator Rosalind Kurita and state Rep. Joe Pitts each visited with Native Cultural Circle members to learn of their concerns with efforts to achieve state recognition of Tennessee-based Native American Indian tribes and groups. (Additional photo following jump) «Read the rest of this article»
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By Debbie Boen | March 9, 2008 |
In February Dr. Jan F. Simek, distinguished Professor of Science at UT Knoxville, came to Dunbar Cave to confirm a finding made by Dunbar Cave Staff, Nathan Smith. Dr. Simek has concluded that it is indeed an Indian artwork in the category of a mud glyph. This means that Dunbar Cave has all three types of cave art that are possible: petroglyphs, pictographs and mud glyphs.
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| Dr Jan F. Simek (left) and Nathan Smith, Dunbar Cave staff member (right) |
The first type of art is petroglyphs, images carved or incised into rock by prehistoric or neolithic peoples. Dunbar Cave has several drawings of this nature. They are concentric circles that are carved into the rock with a design similar to the pictograph shown at the right. These carvings are found along the cave tour but are very difficult to see. «Read the rest of this article»
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