Welcome to our Dig on Baja Californias First People Were They A Race of Giants?
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Deep in the mountains and precipitous canyons of the Sierra de San Francisco of the Baja California peninsula in northwest Mexico lies some of the world's most spectacular rock art. 
The people who painted them remain a mystery .. believed by some to have been a race of giants. Lets look at the sites and you can decide for yourself WERE THEY A RACE OF GIANTS ?
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #1- Look at this map and tell us where is Baja California? button
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #2 What date is the oldest evidence of human life in Baja how many years ago? button
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #3 - The rock art we will examine was painted approximately how many years ago ? button
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #4 One of the most remarkable features of the rock art is its SIZE. How big are some of the murals? Try to imagine that size our in your school yard or neighborhood! button
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #5- Where did the pigment colors used to make the rock art murals come from? button
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #6 When the Spanish first saw the rock art, who did they think had made it? button
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #7 Who did the native people think created these vast paintings? And why do you think that is what they thought? button
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #8 What animals does the article say are depicted in the murals ? button
Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #9 What has UNESCO done to help preserve these remarkable signs of Ancient Southwest culture? 
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Your Camp Guides: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 8:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig Challenge #10 How do you think these paintings were created at such a large scale
. WERE they a race of Giants ? If they were, what evidence is there or is missing that might prove it? Or is there another explanation?
MMrs.Montoya-Peter Pendleton: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 11:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dulce-Question 1: Baja California is located below California on a map and it's near the Pacific Ocean. On the other side of Baja is the Golf of Califonia.
OwlZ ,Fleming MS: . . . . Tue, Jan 22, 1:34PM PST (-0800 GMT)
In our research from the dig relating top the"Land of the Giants", the students of Fleming Middle School ( Mr. Owls) have commented on the size of the murals
button being at least 15 car lengths and three stories high . Another amazing fact commented on was the colors of the painting were still vibrant even after a thousand years beind exposed to the weather and erosion. How and Why were such large figures created ?
Fleming AZ Period2: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
We got several estimates on how old the art work was . Nick and Jesse guessed 5,000 years old, Navaro said 6,000 but Jabaree said 1,500 years old because he remembered reading in the text. Jesse commented that this was the best display to teach the students about Ancient Native history sofar.
The kids are looking forward to answering some more of the questions.
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Fleming AZ Period2: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 9:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Nick Reyna: I think the paintings are 5000 years old.
Mrs. Montoya--Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Amaris:#8
The animals that were depicted in murals were mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, mountain lions, and rabbits. There were also marine animals like fish, sea turtles, and stingrays. There were also many birds depicted in the murals.
Mrs. Montoya - Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Iliana : #8
The animals that the article says are depicted are the mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, mountain lion, and rabbit. There are also birds and marine animals -- fish, sea turtles, and stingrays, also some of the birds were depicted in the murals.
Mrs. Montoya Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Question 7...
The colors were made of minerals. The minerals were found in the earth. They were found in the region of the volcano of Las Virgenes.
Mrs. Montoya--Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Damaris- Question 5:
The colors that served for them are clearly seen to have been made from the mineral earths which are found in the region of the volcano of Las Virgenes. Red, black, white, and (rarely) yellow are the principal colors used, derived from local mineral sources.
Mrs. Montoya-Peter Pendletonnn: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Elizabeth-Question#8: Huge red and black deer, and equally immense red mountain sheep were found in the murals.
Mrs.Montoya/Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Adam Question #1: Baja California is south of California and borders the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California.
Mrs.Montoya--Peter Pendlenton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mercy--Question #8:
The article says the paintings depict a wide variety of animals. Species among them are: mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, mountain lion, and rabbit. There are also birds and marine animals--fish, sea turtles, and sting rays.
Mrs. Montoya--Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Amaris:#9
UNESECO has helped preserve these remarkable signs of Ancient Southwest by turning them into World Heritage Sites.
Mrs. Montoya - Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Iliana : #9
UNESCO has really helped to preserve these remarkable signs of the Ancient Southwest by turning them into World Herritage Sites. What a remarkable job they have done too.
Mrs. Montoya Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Gabby--Question 5...
The colors were made of minerals. The minerals were found in the earth. They were found in the region of the volcano of Las Virgenes.
AZ/Fleming MS/ Period4: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mathew and Brian, answered on the location of Baha California, that it was below Tiajuana and went down 1000 miles to Cabo St. Lucas. I asked what Baha means in Spanish and Karimy said it mean "below" and that the name made sense.
Mrs. Montoya--Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dulce- Question 1: The oldest evidence of human life was probable around 9000 years ago. There is evidence that paintings were created 1500.
Mrs. Montoya--Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Damaris- Question 6:
When the Spanish first saw the rock art, they thought it came from another ancient civilization. They thought giant people had made the paintings.
Mrs. Montoya - Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Iliana : #10
The Jesuits speculated that the paintings in places nine meters or more above ground level might have been painted by using some form of scaffolding.
Mrs. Montoya Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Gabby--Question 6...
When the Sapanish first saw the rock art they thought a race of giants might of made the paintings.The Spanish were still not sure how made the paintings
AZ/Fleming MS/ Period4: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 10:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
When asked about who and why the Spanish thought made the paintings, Laura and Mercedes said that they were made by a race of Giants because of the size of the figures in the mural. Maybe the paintings were lifelike.
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Elizabeth-Question#10: I think it was not a race of giants because there is evidence that no artifacts have been found on the paintings that were made. Also because the Jesuits speculated that the paintings that were placed nine meters or higher than nine meters in ground could have been executed by using scaffoldings.
AZ/Fleming MS/ Period4: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 11:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jessika wanted to add that often art is a product of the imagination and therefore the size was exaggerated.
Mrs.Montoya--Peter Pendleto: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 11:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Adam-Question #2-The oldest evidence of human life in Baja is 9,000 years ago.
Mrs.Montoya-Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 11:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Elizabeth-Question#9: UNESCO has preserved these remarkable signs of Ancient Southwest culture by turning them into World Heritage sites.
Mrs. Montoya--Peter Pendleton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 11:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Amaris:#10
The Jesuits speculated that the big murals might have
been painted by using scaffolding.
Mrs.Montoya--Peter Pendlenton: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 11:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mercy--Question#10: Designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO and today the destination of increasing numbers of visitors, the rock art sites of Baja California remained little known for many years, even after news of them had traveled beyond the Sierra.
Mrs. Montoya Peter Pendleton : . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 11:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Gabby-- Question 7
The native people thought that giant people had made the paintings of the anomals , men and women.
Pedro,Bryan, Ms.Barela @ laacad : . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 1:35PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1Baja California is next to the Pacific Ocean.
Pedro,Brayan, Ms. Barela @ LAAMS: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 1:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 There is evidence of human life in baja from 9,000 years ago.
AZ/Fleming/Period6: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 2:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Margaret thought that the paints were actually made by Giants but Most of the students felt that the artists used ladders, hooks and ropes.
Annarbol thought that the colors were made from melted clay
The students were able to identify deer, birds, bears, and humans that were doing the WAVE.
RooseveltJasmine&Antonia: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 3:03PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1. Peninsula of northwest Mexico.
#2. 9000 years ago.
#3. 600 years ago.
Roosevelt Anthony, Michael: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 3:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 By Pacific Ocean
RooseveltJasmine&Antonia: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 3:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4. 500 & 30 feet tall.
RooseveltJasmine&Antonia: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 3:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5. From local mineral sources.
Roosevelt Jade& Becca: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 3:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1:North West Mexico
Roosevelt Jade & Becca: . . . . Wed, Jan 23, 3:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1:9,000 years ago
AZ/ Fleming: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 8:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jesse : 500 feet long and thee times as tall as Shaq
(3x7= 21 )
AZ/ Fleming/ Period2: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 8:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Nick Reyna /per 2 the colors came from volcano
minerals, white , red , black and grey
AZ/ Fleming/ Period2: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 8:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Nick Reyna /per 2 the colors came from volcano
minerals, white , red , black and grey
az/fleming: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 9:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
jesse/per2 All the beasts seemed to press forward in movement from right to left; huge red and black deer and equally immense red mountain sheep dominated the surge.
AZ/Fleming/Period2: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 9:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Kelly read that the cave pictures was showing a society of Giants.
AZ/Fleming Period2: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Eric thinks that the area in Baha where the cave painting are should be called the Valley of the Giants
AZ/Fleming/Period2: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Narvaro noted that several of the painting had spears and arrows and that some of the people were bleeding.
AZ/fleming/period2: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
vataisha think that the picture had lots of colors some of the colors are red ,black.
az/fleming/per2: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 9:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jabaree thinks a lot of the people worked very hard painting all of those murals of animals and people
AZ/flemimg/per4: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 10:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Erika&Courtnie think that a lot of people worked on the painting
AZ/fleming/Period4: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 10:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tom read that There is evidence of human life in Baja from 9,000 years ago, but the mysterious rock art is about 1500 years ago
AZ/ Fleming/4: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 10:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I think the rock paintings are very intresting . I think there was a 5000 year old giant that painted it. I like the paintings very much it reminds me of my 6.2 uncle he is tall. I like the paintings becauas it sets my mind free.
az/fleming/per2: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 10:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Jabaree thinks a lot of the people worked very hard painting all of those murals of animals and people
AZ/ Fleming/ period 4: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 10:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Joseph and Nickolas: what we were talking about was
that the wall paintings were very long about 500 feet long 3 times Shaq height, and about 5000 years old and it took a long time to paint.
AZ/Fleming/Period6: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 1:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Daveion looked at a map of the world and noticed that Baha California is south of Los Angeles and is about 1000miles long and goes down to Cabo San Lucas
AZ/: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 2:00PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ted and Shannon thought The Paintings were made by a nation of giants who came from the north
AZ/ fleming/ preiod.6.: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 2:07PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ted and Shannon : think that it was a nation of giants who came from the north who painted the mural in Baha Califorina...
AZ/ fleming/ preiod.6.: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 2:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ted and Shannon : think that it was a nation of giants who came from the north who painted the mural in Baha Califorina...
AZ/Fleming/Period6: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
AZ/Fleming/Prriod6:. . . .Fri, Jan 25 ,2:09PM PST (-0800GMT) Anarbol looked at a map of the world and noticed that Baha California is south of Los Angeles and is about 1000miles long and goes down to Cabo San Lucas.
AZ/Fleming/Period6: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
It is 9,000 years ago but it is the mysterious rock art that is the strongest reminder of an early people who sought to sustain life in the rocky canyons 1500 years ago. The rock art is in the form of large continuous murals stretching long lenths of dry canyon walls.
AZ/Fleming/Period6: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 2:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Rayshawn and Evan feels that the rock art is about 2,000 years old and think it is very good condition for being that old.
AZ/Fleming/Rayshawn: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 2:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Rayshawn likes this pictures the best I like the colors and how they blend together
AZ/Fleming/Period6: . . . . Fri, Jan 25, 2:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Margaret & Elizabeth : The painting, we think is 1789 years old . I think giants painted the mural.
