More petroglyphs near Yarnell

TerryC

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I have been out on the desert Tue through Thur. I found seven more petroglyphs on a local ranch.

This first pic shows four depictions of a lizard. The most distinct one is more than two feet long.
4 lizards.JPG do you see the fourth? Up close I did not see it. Now, in this pic, sitting at home, I can see the faint lizard between the two most visible ones.
I did not realize it was a lizard until I picked this picture to post!

On another rock, I found this little guy near a path.
fifth l.JPG
The two lower feet extend down into the shadow.

Near the metates I posted last year, I found this circle/square.
circle.JPG

The above circle is probably less than a thousand years old because it is nice and bright. BUT..... on the same rock I found another petroglyph that even the rancher missed. This circle below, with a "plus sign" in the middle, must be VERY old as the desert varnish is re-claiming the rock under the pet. Do you see it? I suspect it is a few thousand years old. NEAT!
plus sign.JPG

The rancher requests I not reveal the locations of these pets and I will honor that request. If you live in AZ, NM, Utah or southern CA, these things are all around you! Get off the couch, ditch the beer and chips, and get out there and find some! ╦╦C
 

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TerryC

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Did they make the designs by pecking? Gary

Yes, so the theory goes. Taking a sharper rock, it is struck with a larger rock to form a percussion mark. Enough marks and you have a design! I like to call them ancient BILLBOARDS. ╦╦C
 

cyzak

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Awesome photos thank you for posting them, one never knows what might be discovered in them hills.
 

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