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Symposium Call for Abstracts
Utah Rock Art Research Association
44th Annual Symposium
Bluff,
Utah Oct 8 – October 12, 2026
The symposium committee is inviting potential speakers to submit abstracts for the 2025 URARA symposium to be held Oct 8 – October 12, 2026 in Bluff, Utah. Presentations will take place on Saturday October 10 and Sunday October 11. Speakers receive free symposium registration and an expense reimbursement allowance. Proposals should have a title and brief abstract of the topic. A wide range of ideas and subjects are acceptable provided they relate to rock art in Utah and the western states. Deadline for submitting proposals is July 1, 2026. Please email your abstract to:
Bob Crifasi at rcrifasi@hotmail.com or send to 3257 Hawthorn Hollow, Boulder, CO 80304
DStretch: An Essential Tool for your Rock Art Toolbox
If you’re not familiar with DStretch, you need to be. Follow this link to Jon Harman’s website for full information on this essential program for rock art analysis.
Jon Harman has released versions of DStretch for the both Apple and Android phones and tablets. Use your phone or tablet in the field to see faint or invisible rock art images. iDStretch for the iPhone and iPad is available on the Apple Store and aDStretch for Android is available on Google Play. For information:
http://www.dstretch.com/Apps/index.html
Rock Art Studies: A Bibliographic Database
This free open-
https://musnaz.org/search_rock_art_studies_db/
Australian Journal Rock Art Research Now Available Online as Open Access
IFRAO's journal, Rock Art Research, has become Open Access, meaning its contents are now free to anyone interested in rock art. Viewers are encouraged to register to receive news of new volumes when they are issued. Visit the RAR home page for full information on the journal and links to the current issue at:
https://rockartresearch.com/index.php/rock
The free Archive of all back issues from Volume 1 (1984) to the present is at:
https://rockartresearch.com/index.php/rock/issue/archive
ARARA Lecture Series
Monthly presentations free to the public through the ARARA public outreach program.
For information on current offerings and sign-
Previous lectures can be watched on ARARA’s YouTube archive channel
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