Featured Image: Painted rock art site, California.
Photograph donated by Archive co-founder Dr. C. William Clewlow, Jr., 1980, for the Ancient Images on Stone exhibition. Web image from a color inter-negative on file, UCLA Rock Art Archive, Box 2 Ernest Carter/Ancient Images on Stone file.

Welcome: Visitors, Researchers and Volunteers to the UCLA Rock Art Archive!

The Rock Art Archive welcomes all visitors and researchers to our facility in The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA. The core of our data is formed by extensive private collections. Areas represented, in addition to California, are the Far West and Southwest U.S.; some eastern and several midwestern states; some Pacific islands, and a teaching collection of European sites. The Archive also holds site reports, site records and research reports. All of our materials are non-circulating, and staff are on-site to assist you in locating the materials you need. The Rock Archive offers maximum access within the procedures established by Office of Historic Preservation, State of California, the professional ethics of archaeology and the operational limits of our facility. We strive to offer a genuinely useful, open, friendly and helpful service to all of our users.

  • Hours of operation:
    Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Other hours can be arranged by appointment.
    Email Gordon Hull, ghull@ucla.edu
    Phone: 310-825-1720
  • Mailing Address:
    Rock Art Archive
    The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
    A210 Fowler Building, 151006
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1510
  • The location of the UCLA Rock Art Archive is:
    Room number A450, lower level A of the Fowler Museum

Access to Materials

All of our materials are non-circulating, and we have a volunteer staff. We operate within parameters established by the Office of Historic Preservation, State of California; the professional ethics of archaeology, and the limits of our time and facility. Our files are organized according to content levels and corresponding levels of inquiry. Notes to Users, as well as a description of our Programs, Services, and Applicable Fees may be accessed from this site, and an Access Form may be downloaded.