Tsunami - PHS - grade 11: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 8:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Question in from one of our HomeSchool groups: Wes: what is being done to restore the painted caves after damage occurs?

William - 8th grade: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
to Wes: are there painted caves in Ventura?

James - 7th grade: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wes Chapin: Who painted the Painted Caves? Only Chumash or were there other people who did.

: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wes Chapin:

Janice - 7th: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What kind of work does a park ranger do? (to Wes Chapin)

Timothy - Camp: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
There are painted caves on the Islands as well as on the mainland. Goto button to see a photo of the painted cave on Santa Cruz Island.

Tsunami, P.H.S., 10: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Was cave art used in rituals?

PHS students: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Does the rock art that shows up in the desert in California have any relationship to the Painted Cave in Santa Barbara?

: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
alicia-hi!

Victoria3-Ivy: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Wes! I have a question. How can a flashlight or a photogragh ruin the rock art?

victoria3-Jane: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, how do you know if light or flash photography damages the rock art.

Ayami PHS 7: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What was cave art usually used for?

victoria3-Natalie: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Wes. The information is great! I have a question. About how many paintings are in the Santa Barbara cave?

Victoria3- Nikol: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello!

Victoria3-Ivy: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How do you like being a Trail Guide?

victoria-sean: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Wes

Victoria3-Ivy: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Do you like talking to kids and answering all of their questions?

Victoria3-Ivy: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How many Painted pictures are their in the painted cave in Santa Barbra?

Victoria-bryan: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello.

Victoria3- Nikol: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Do you know what the pictures and symbols stand for in the Santa Barbara Cave, Wes?

Victoria3-Ivy: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How many schools have you been to? How many classes have you spoken to?

Tsunami, P.H.S., 10: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What was the paint used for the cave art made from and what were the tools used?

Victoria3-Ivy: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
About how many painted caves are there in California?

Victoria3-Kirsten: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, Wes! Does anyone know what the symbols and the pictures in the Painted Cave mean?

victoria-Brandi: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wes Capin, Do you or does somebody else know why they painted so many wheel-like circle in caves, or is just another panting that you are waiting to find out what it means?

camp: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Victoria3-Kirsten: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, Wes! Does anyone know what the symbols and the pictures in the Painted Cave mean?

Victoria-Ryan: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HELLO Wes Chapin! Do you know why they painted so many pictures in the different caves?

victoria-Brandi: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wes, How many Native Amaricans caves have you sited?

Timothy - Camp: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Goto the Mark Oliver photo web in Camp Internet to view some excelent images of the Painted Cave.

Victoria-Ryan: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HELLO Wes Chapin! Do you know why they painted so many pictures in the different caves?

Timothy - Camp: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)

victoria-Brandi: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wea, Do you enjoy your job?

Victoria3-Cindy: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, Wes! How do you know what the symbols and pictures mean?

Victoria3 A.Kraemer: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Do you have any pictures of the outside of the cave? I tried to explain what the area looked like, but I think a picture would give the students a better idea of the setting.

Victoria-Ryan: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wes Chapin- Do you have police or security guards watching the caves at night?

Victoria-Janae: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello!!!!!!!This Victoria Elementry!!!

: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
victoia3-Shannon... Hello! This is Victoria school!I have a very good question. What do the pictures and symboles stand for in Santa Barbra cave????

Tsunami, P.H.S., 10: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Were there certain people that were assigned to paint the cave art?

Victoria Schumm: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello peoples

Victoria3-Stacey: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Who was the people that discovered the painted cave in Santa Barbara? How did they know where to look?

Victoria3-Janae: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wes,do you know what all the designs on the rocks represent?Also ,why are there so many circle designs?!

Victoria Schumm: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello i have a very good question for you. What do you study?....

Victoria Schumm: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Do you study any indian tribes? If yes what kinds?

: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Vitoria3----Shannon.. Hello all the people in here!!! I got a question i hope you can answer please be able to answer so that i can learn more. OK here is my question! Why is there so much sybloes that Native Americans have? Why didnt thy use real writing like we do today? Thank you for looking at my question and hope you have a good answer to my question. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY!!!!!

Victoria3-Janae: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
My question is a interesting one,were there certain people assigned to paint the caves?Also,did the people that painted the caves use certain colors?!

Victoria3-Alex: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, Wes Chapin. Do you know what the little circle thing with spikes on the outside of it mean because it is on a lot of the cave paintings.

Victoria3: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Victoria3 Chad How many cave sites have been on the Channel Islands?

Victoria Schumm: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
If your there Press 1 if your not press2

Victoria Schumm: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Alex

Victoria Schumm: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wes Chapin Are you there "Searching?" ô_ô

Timothy - Camp: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Due to the weather Wes has been delayed. We will re-schedule to continue this chat and explore the good questions you all brought to the chat this morning. We will announce through the Camp Briefing when the re-scheduled chat will take place. If anyone has additional questions send them over to camp@rain.org and if you have photos you have taken of a Painted Cave or Rock Art let us know. We'll put your work in our Rock Art gallery.

Ayami PHS 7: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What is the oldest cave painting that has been found?

Victoria Schumm: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I am sorry for Nicholas' bad behavior. We are studying Geology and Earth science and we are having truble finding minerals that are mined in the Southwest and if any of them are dangerous. maybe you could help us.

Victoria3-Brian: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi!

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
STUDENTS - please check out the STUDENT INTERNET DIG that is option 1) from the main portals current activity list ... or click here to start the DIG button

Victoria3-Samm: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, Wes! Do you know why they painted in the caves?

Victoria3: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello!

Victoria3-Candace: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi!

Victoria3-Simon: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Wes

Victoria3-Candace: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Do you know why there are zig-zags in the Native American's paintings?

Victoria Schumm: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wassup dogg

Victoria3-Jorge and Rachel: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello!!!This is Jorge and Rachel.

victoria3-Kyle: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi.

Victoria3-Gavin: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
hi

Victoria3-Shawn: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello.

Victoria3-Rebecca: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Do you know what the cave art means?

Victoria3-Tiffany: . . . . Tue, Feb 20, 10:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello I want to know how the ancient people got those colors