Petroglyphs and pictographs challenged our imaginations and focused our
interests in the history and lives of the Ancients, that is, the early People in
these parts of the United States. I bought a shirt entitled 'My Life is in
Ruins'!
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The Grand Gallery in Horseshoe Canyon NP was the most dramatic pictograph area.
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The 'Holy Ghost' figure is fascinating and intriguing. What did it really mean?
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Besides the goats and dog, the two men fighting on the right hand side is dramatic and advanced.
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These two pictographs appear to be the front and back of the same ceremonial costume.
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One the summer solstice, the sun hits the wall and points directly at the heart of this 'Solstice' figure.
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In Moab, the 'Birth Boulder' shows a woman giving birth to a baby that is coming out feet first.
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Many petroglyphs recorded special events.
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Many figures with headdresses looked like alien beings.
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Horses indicated drawings after the 1500s when the Spaniards had arrived.
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Figures were usually carved in rock with protected overhangs. The black-blue surface was 'desert varnish' made with manganese and iron.
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'Moab Man' appears to be saying 'hi'.
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What stories do the petroglyphs tell? Only the imagination can tell.
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Thomas Springs on the Utes Reservation had some special murals.
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These Utes petroglyphs were in Arches NP at the Wolfe Ranch.
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