John Bretney

John Bretney is a UCLA Extension student who, after taking a series of archaeology classes, became very interested in rock art. Most of his work at the Archive has been in the collection and analysis of data at Little Lake. He is most interested in the motif analysis of elements undertaken as part of that research. John has also compiled a collection of slides and other materials of rock art sites in the Mojave Desert collected by Jim Benton.

John is a Site Steward for the Barstow Office of the BLM. He is responsible for monitoring three sites in the Opal Mountain area near Barstow. This involves surveying the sites and looking for any damage to the area. During the fall, winter, and spring, John organizes Archive field trips for interested individuals to rock art sites in the Mojave Desert. These trips keep Archive volunteers involved with rock art, exposing them to the various 'styles' of petroglyphs in this part of California.

If interested in attending a Rock Art Archive trip, John can be reached at: jcbretney@raytheon.com