Rock Art of Baja & Coso
Petroglyphs sites in North America

This page covers two of the most important Rock Art sites in North America, the Baja Peninsula and the Coso Range. The Coso Art is in the form of the most wonderful petroglyphs, and rank amongst the best that can found anywhere in the world. The Baja Art is in the form of beautiful paintings that are unique.

When visited this year by Dr. Jean Clottes, Director of the Chauvet Cave investigation, he said that he was "staggered by the extent and preservation of the paintings" and "in his opinion they should be considered as an American Lascaux in terms of importance to the World's Rock Art Heritage. He went on to site Harry Crosby's book as a Baja Bible.

Cave Paintings of Baja California
by Harry W. Crosby

The Cave Paintings of Baja California by Harry W. Crosby is a dramatic personal account of discovering and visiting the remote caves and overhangs in Baja California that have sheltered and preserved a veritable treasury of large prehistoric paintings.

	In the 1970's, teacher and photographer Harry Crosby undertook a systematic search for the largely unknown works hidden in the mountains of central Baja California. In this quest he was guided by local ranchers and travelled over more than a thousand miles of trails while documenting the murals. Cave Paintings of Baja California by Harry W. Crosby