Praise the Petroglyphs

When looking for inspiration for our first few drops of the year we found ourselves immersed in an age largely beyond our understanding. All over the world you'll find enduring evidence of ancient civilizations. Rock carvings found in Scandinavia, Siberia and Africa all share similarities which make up what we now identify as Petroglyphs.

The word comes from the Greek prefix petro-, from πέτρα meaning "stone", and γλύφω meaning "carve", and was originally coined in French as pétroglyphe.

History is always open to interpretation and many have speculated as to the meaning of this primitive art form.

Those who have studied them suggest that petroglyphs could have been carved by spiritual leaders, such as shamans, in an altered state of consciousness, perhaps induced by the use of natural hallucinogens. 

We put together our own take on Petroglyphs, with each of the letters in the word Hikerdelic getting recreated in that idiosyncratic style. We have then applied this pattern to various items in this season's range, some you've seen, some you will see soon.

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