Cultural Compass: Interpreting Native American Trail Markers and Petroglyphs

Teaches the interpretation of Native American trail markers, petroglyphs, and symbol systems used for navigation and communication across the landscape. Covers the cultural context of symbols, decoding techniques, tools for field discovery, and how these markers connect to hidden treasures, artifacts, and sacred sites.

Rock art and trail markers are the original GPS—a sophisticated system of navigation that can still be read today by those who understand the language. Learning to interpret these symbols opens up a landscape that most modern explorers walk past without seeing, revealing caches, water sources, and historical sites.