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About the Foundation

The Nevada Rock Art Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that actively promotes the protection and public awareness of rock art in Nevada and surrounding areas. The mission of the Foundation is to identify, document, preserve, and protect rock art. These sites contain images of great beauty and artistic merit and are often located in spectacular landscapes. The original cultural significance of this ancient art made by Nevada's prehistoric and historic peoples is poorly understood, though most theories concur that this art reflects the rituals, beliefs and practices of its makers.

The Foundation implements its mission through programs of site documentation and public education. Our fieldwork is carried out by volunteers certified through our rock art documentation program and supervised in the field by a staff archaeologist. We have built strategic partnerships with federal and state land managing agencies and have recorded important rock art sites throughout Nevada.

Through education programs we promote public awareness and appreciation of the heritage significance of Nevada rock art and other archaeological resources. Active research and professional publications allows the heritage significance of Nevada's rock art to be brought to the attention of a wider audience.

To learn more about the Nevada Rock Art Foundation and our work, please watch the video below.

Although it may not be possible to physically preserve all rock art sites, they can be saved for posterity by recording them in the field, and these data can be used for education, research, publication, analysis and legal protection for years to come. Help protect Nevada rock art by supporting the Foundation today.

Our Mission

To promote the protection and conservation of Nevada rock art through documentation, archives, research and public education.

The NRAF envisions a future in which the people of Nevada and the Great Basin, value, protect, and are knowledgeable about the characteristics of Nevada rock art sites; and where research into Nevada’s rock art attains international significance.