I'm intrigued by archaeology, and especially Indigenous People's art. These photos were shared on the internet from Spirit Arch and Petroglyph Canyon & Horseshoe Canyon by FB unknown poster.
The following was posted in 2024 by Steve Wolfe on FB.
The Great Gallery in Utah's Horseshoe Canyon is in a remote, separate section of Utah's Canyonlands Nat'l Park. It's a bit of a challenge to get to, a hike of 7 miles round trip requiring 5 or more hours of going through rocky terrain and slogging through sand. It's one of the largest and best-preserved sections of what is known as Barrier Canyon (the former name of Horseshoe Canyon) Style rock art. The panel is 200 feet long and is thought to have been created by Early Archaic people as early at 5000 B.C. though from what I've read online the "Holy Ghost" panel below has been dated to between 400 A.D. and 1100 A.D. The "Holy Ghost" -- this is just a portion of it -- is the most famous part of The Great Gallery; this is a part of it with its anthropomorphic figures. The site is well worth the effort to get there. It's an eerie place, especially if there are no other visitors around. Since it's a long panel this is a panorama of 4 photos; you can click on the photo to get a larger view.
----------------
Personal update: got my flu shot on Sunday and haven’t had any reactions! Monday I started a new drug to hopefully help with the essential tremors in my hands…and as of now Tuesday noon, no side effects, which might have affected breathing. Feeling very grateful!
Tomorrow my friend Judy will have a surgery on her elbow, a result of a fall on her back steps. I'm being the driver to and from the outpatient surgery center...so my afternoon will be sitting in a waiting room. May do some blogging, if they provide good wi-fi.
The Petroglyphs are so cool! Love the photos. I hope your friend's surgery goes well, wishing her a speedy recovery.
ReplyDeleteTake care, have a great day!
They probably were connected to oral histories, I think. It's always interesting to me to try to figure out what those stories might have been.
Delete...art has been used to tell people's stories since the beginning of time.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I always am interested in seeing what ancient peoples depicted. It's the Simpsons of our ancestors.
DeleteThere is something that stirs when I see petroglyphs.
ReplyDeleteI wish they weren't so difficult to get to, to see in person. But I'm thankful that others have taken good photos to share.
DeleteThank you for the petroglyphs. And good wishes to your friend for a successful appointment.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the petroglyphs! I'll be glad to pass on your good wishes.
DeletePeople have found ways to tell their stories since times long gone. or perhaps....Kilroy Was Here?!
ReplyDeleteAll the very best to your friend, Judy; elbows are tricky things.
I think stories were more likely. It's an awful lot of work to make one of those Petroglyphs! And perhaps only certain people knew how to do it...otherwise it would be like graffiti! I get really mad when today's public art is defaced by gangs!
DeleteI love seeing the petroglyphs! I've been intrigued by them ever since reading Tony Hillerman's mysteries.
ReplyDeleteAren't they wonderful? A way of communication that is totally silent today. What did they want to say?
DeleteI too am fascinated by archaeology. I subscribe to Archaeology Magazine and this issue has an article about petroglyphs in Venezuela. One of the highlights of our trip to Southern Spain in 2023 was visiting a cave where there were very ancient drawings. Talk about spooky! Just walking through there and realizing that ancient people had done the same thing was mind blowing.
ReplyDeleteI have never taken any medication for my essential tremor. I think it is mild compared to what others experience.
Glad your tremor is mild. After a year of getting worse, I guess mine is something more at this point, where writing is almost impossible. Yes petroglyphs are so great to see, and the newer discoveries show how very able the crafts-people were to make them all those hundreds/thousands of years ago.
DeleteThey are amazing!
ReplyDelete