This is the NOWTAG rock art page
with links to rock art reports and articles.
Some reports and articles are available for download.
There are a series of interesting videos featuring Stan Beckensall giving a practicle demonstration
on the correct method of taking rock art rubbings.
NOWTAG members have also created 3D images of rock art panels.
Rock art is an important archaeological aspect of pre-historic Northumberland, dating from the Neoloithic and Bronze Age periods. A number of important rock art sites have been recorded in the region covered by NOWTAG's area of interest.
As part of our 2016-2017 Beyond the Wall : Edges Green Project, Tynedale North of the Wall Archaeology Group organised a programme of volunteer visits to selected rock art sites in Tynedale to record various aspects of the decorated stones and their contexts.
Rock art is an important archaeological aspect of pre-historic Northumberland, dating from the Neoloithic and Bronze Age periods. A number of important rock art sites have been recorded in the region covered by NOWTAG's area of interest.
