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I just went to label some of my photos, and was surprised to discover there is no heiroglyph / petroglyph label. Or are they listed under some other subject? (I did not see them in Geology either.)

Petroglyphs are listed by style (Basketmaker III, Abajo-LaSal, etc) and type (anthropomorphic, zoologic, abstract). Type in a "type" in the search area, and all available styles will be listed. PageRob is the expert on glyphs and pictos.

There are also several good books on the subject. They're a bit pricy, but I found them helpful in trying to understand spatial and temporal distributions of culture. (I said trying to understand.)

Tons of petroglyph/pictograph labels, but they are sorted by culture under the family (Hohokam Rock Art, Anasazi Rock Art, etc.) then by specific named styles. Gila Abstract is the most common on the site, I believe.

Worked part time at a few sites in Central Arizona they were calling it Central Arizona tradition.

Haven't run across that one before. I've heard of the Perry Mesa Tradition, which some archaeologists view as a separate culture from either the Hohokam, Salado, or Sinagua. Most of my rock art labels come directly from Polly Schafsama's publications, and she doesn't mention a rock art style called Central Arizona Tradition. If you've got a reference with a description of the style, I'll take a look at it.

PageRob wrote:Most of my rock art labels come directly from Polly Schaafsma's publications, and she doesn't mention a rock art style called Central Arizona Tradition.

I've seen other authors use different names than she did, but nothing that overtly conflicted with her system.

Culture admins: Why do we not have a "Hammock" label?!

hippiepunkpirate wrote:Culture admins: Why do we not have a "Hammock" label?!

YOU have the power. Just click the "New" button on the right side of the label box below any photo.

...but possibly because there's no label for "tent", "sleeping bag", or "chair"?

chumley wrote:...but possibly because there's no label for "tent", "sleeping bag", or "chair"?

I would think that our culture label for "Campsite" would suffice to include.

Grasshopper wrote:I would think that our culture label for "Campsite" would suffice to include.

Elevated Campsite, Snoozing High or Rattlesnake Challenged maybe. Just sayin..

chumley wrote:YOU have the power. Just click the "New" button on the right side of the label box below any photo.

I didn't realize anybody had the power...it used to be an admin had to do it, I thought.

chumley wrote:...but possibly because there's no label for "tent", "sleeping bag", or "chair"?

Grasshopper wrote: I would think that our culture label for "Campsite" would suffice to include.

It will be helpful when searching for potential hammock-friendly campsites and hikes, which is what I was doing when I went looking for the label.

The problem with these labels is that some people put up new labels when an older label would suffice, don't you think? And sometimes I have wondered why a particular photo has a particular label... Just sayin'...

What is the no copyright data thing for?

azbackpackr wrote:What is the no copyright data thing for?

Seems self-explanatory to me... It's basically a warning not to post any copyrighted material. Why? So neither Joe nor the poster gets into hot water I presume.

azbackpackr wrote:The problem with these labels is that some people put up new labels when an older label would suffice, don't you think? And sometimes I have wondered why a particular photo has a particular label... Just sayin'...

Certainly, but I just explained a legimate reason for a utility of my requested label. A regular "campsite" does me no good in finding a place to hang a hammock.

I think that's a perfectly good reason to have a label. Especially because there are so many photos labeled campsite, it's not always easy to peruse them all looking for suitable trees in the background:

http://hikearizona.com/photo=371460
probably not

http://hikearizona.com/photo=371523
seems likely