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Our new online Newsletter (PDF format) featuring photos and information submitted by SDRAA members.

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SDRAA’s 10th Anniversary

Our newly completed 10th Anniversary history by SDRAA Historians
Sandy Zahn and Sherry Mitchell is now available for downloading
in PDF format. To get your copy, follow this link:

SDRAA: the First 10 Years

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Information and documents hosted by SDRAA for members and the general public

Rock Art 2021 Symposium Program and Abstracts

Download your copy of the 2022 Symposium Program here

Also Available:

Rock Art 2014 Program Rock Art 2015 Program Rock Art 2016 Program Rock Art 2017 Program

Rock Art 2018 Program Rock Art 2019 Program Rock Art 2020 Program Rock Art 2021 Program

Watcher of the Winter Sun

A film by Michael Bober (1983)

In the fall of 1980, Dr. E. C. Krupp led his UCLA Extension class to solstice-related rock art sites from Chatsworth to Lompoc, saving the winter solstice itself for a Kumeyaay site on the La Rumorosa plateau in Baja California. On December 20, determined sunwatchers crossed the border at Tecate, drove miles on dirt tracks, and slept in tents or on the ground to await the sunrise. A young filmmaker was given a prominent position as the sun rose and light entered the cave. Watcher of the Winter Sun, completed in 1983, is his 16mm film about the winter solstice phenomenon at La Rumorosa, where ancient rock art of the Kumeyaay people interacts with the winter solstice sunrise. The phenomenon was discovered and observed by Ken Hedges in 1975. The film's narration was written and performed by Dr. E.C. Krupp. Watcher of the Winter Sun was recently digitally restored, and we are pleased to provide a link to the film courtesy of the filmmaker.

Watcher of the Winter Sun on Vimeo

Michael has recently completed Another film about California and Arizona archaeoastronomy that can be viewed at:

https://vimeo.com/590393297/27cf1d80ac