Album Rock Art and Ruins

[IntrepidXJ]

One day I'll get through Deso to check this one out!

 

[JackBurns]

The only pictograph I have found in the Beef basin area.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Top Shelf Ruins by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

http://adventr.co/2017/06/cedar-mesa-ruins/

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Long Boulder Petroglyphs by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[WasatchWill]

Sun Head

 

[SwimsWithTrout]

Up close,with my heels hanging over the edge to even use the 12mm.

 

[Rello]

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[Smaugxxx]

Les Esprits Rouges - The Haunting Panel

www.my-anasazi-way.com

 

[gnwatts]

A little spot in Grand Gulch, near Sheiks Canyon:

 

[gnwatts]

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What I love about your last photo it shows the addition to the earlier structure. The stone work on the end is inferior to the original building. Maybe they were in a hurry?

 

[Scott Chandler]

A random couple of rocks, covered in petroglyphs of a very specific look (lots of winged humanoids) literally a five minute walk from the car on the edge of Moab. I love all the mysterious history out here.

 

[JackBurns]

 

[SKLund]

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Looks like Fremont culture.

 

[JackBurns]

Up close you could see several images that resemble the "faces" panels in the needles. The torch holder seems to have been added later.

 

[Rockskipper]

The faded stuff is Barrier (Archaic), the darker red probably Fremont.

 

[JackBurns]

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Three Story Tower by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

http://adventr.co/2017/10/the-bears-ears/

 

[SKLund]

This is a screen shot of a zoomed in photo of Green Mask. The photo was taken right before my camera, or SD card, or lens died. I made the mistake of bringing my "beat up" D3000 instead of my good A6000. Also no tripod...just had to brace and hold my breath very well.

Anyhoo now that my errors have been disclosed, I wanted to show what I found. I modified the background, that's it. The Sun was reflecting into the alcove that day which made the rock art harder to see. You'll see from the photo that there are green splotches of pigment (paint) in the vicinity of the rock art. I find this very interesting in that the mundane part of process yields the spectacular result and yet is still pristine from a time long ago. My artist friends here in Santa Fe are guffawing over this and want to paint the painting. I find that entirely appropriate..

 

[Wanderlust073]

Art or not?



It would be the equivalent of an ancient billboard in scale:

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Secluded Storage by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

http://adventr.co/2017/10/the-bears-ears-ii/