Indian Petroglyphs?

[VFLang]

I came across theses on top of a little series of what I think are rock caves off of a stream.
Are they petroglyphs, and if so would you know what tribe or what they mean. I’m off grid camping in southern Utah.






The last two pics are on their side, flip them to the right.

 

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[ToddsPoint]

In the above pic, the item below the yellow mold, looks like an artifact called a slave killer. Mainly from CA, but who knows. Gary

 

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[VFLang]

ty Gary... it looks just like that!
Definitely not a turtle.

 

[Gambrinus]

Very cool find! If that track is about 1 1/2" long it is probably a Bobcat, if it is closer to 4" long Cougar. Chances are pretty good that a Cougar was not in that cave or you would have heard it when you got that close. It would be a good idea to have a weapon for defense, whether you go in that cave or not.

A Bobcat would not worry me unless it was cornered or between it and it's kittens. A Cougar on the other hand can be a big problem and you probably would not know it was there until it was too late.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Yes they are Petro's. NO, there is no one that can tell you what they mean in a literal sense. Many signs are known, but the particular way of stringing them together is not. Here are some from Arizona, and the ancestors of the Yavapai Apaches.

 

[VFLang]

ty Gambrinus.
The prints are a little over three inches!!!
I carry my walking stick and a little backpack with water and usually extra lenses. I figured I could beat something (hear coyotes at night) with both!
People thought I went mad when I suggested hiding a knife on the tip of the walking stick but I think that I’ll re-think that idea!!!

 

[VFLang]

ty Terry!
I see a sun and squiggly below it that resembles what I saw here in Utah.
Where in AZ? I was born and lived in Dos Cabezas till I was five and then moved not too far away to the big city with one stoplight...
Great pics in your profile!
In your finds, are those old aluminum can pop tops collectible?!

 

[welsbury]

The correct term for those is pictographs. A petroglyph would be carved into rock. Look good to me,cool find.

 

[VFLang]

ty welsbury...I found pictographs!!!! 8-]

 

[jagr68]

Great discovery.

 

[Terry Soloman]

ty Terry!
I see a sun and squiggly below it that resembles what I saw here in Utah.
Where in AZ? I was born and lived in Dos Cabezas till I was five and then moved not too far away to the big city with one stoplight...
Great pics in your profile!
In your finds, are those old aluminum can pop tops collectible?!

These are from the Weaver Mountains, in Central Arizona, between Congress and Date Creek. No the pulltab is a joke that one of my detecting partners gave me because I'm the "Pulltab King."

 

[Mine Shaft]

Those look to be more resent in time. Cool find no matter what. Here are a few from the Coso range, little Petroglyph canyon, Ca. Its on the Navel weapons station. China Lake, Ca. These Glyph's date back to around 10K years.

 

[VFLang]

ty Mine Shaft...those are great ones!

 

[Mine Shaft]

ty Mine Shaft...those are great ones!

Thank you VFLang. I have hundred's of pics of this small canyon it is crazy, there are thousands of Petroglyph's in this canyon and its just a small portion of where they let you look.

 

[Mine Shaft]

One thing for sure nobody will vandalize these Petroglyphs.

 

[VFLang]

Not on a Navy base!!! I googled it...there’s a museum that gives tours but it’s temporarily closed?!

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

The animal paw tracks are not a cat print they are a dog or a coyote cats don't walk with their claws out they are retracted.

 

[William the Conqueror]

That second picture is a turtle rock sitting! That's the coolest turtle rock! Its a treasure somewhere close by! If your are close to creek, stream check them out! Look for turtle rocks in them! They are there!

 

[VFLang]

ty Back-of-the-boat...that makes me feel a little more at ease!

 

[VFLang]

ty William the Conqueror but I don’t know what the turtle rock is. Can you circle it so I know what I’m looking for?
There is a running stream as well as two dry ones and I would really LOVE to find a treasure!!!!!
Considering I was just taking macro pics of flowers/cacti, it would be the best thing ever!
There is a LOT of rock in the stream as well as the walls!

 

[Gambrinus]

ty Gambrinus.
The prints are a little over three inches!!!
I carry my walking stick and a little backpack with water and usually extra lenses. I figured I could beat something (hear coyotes at night) with both!
People thought I went mad when I suggested hiding a knife on the tip of the walking stick but I think that I’ll re-think that idea!!!

I don't want to get into a debate over what made the tracks in your photos but I will say that there are times when cat claw marks are visible in the prints they leave. I am not trying to spread fear but the location you are exploring has potential for Cougars so it is good that you have a stick and a knife which is more than most people have when they go out to remote areas. You are in a very cool place for exploring I wish I could be out there tramping around. Good luck.