Petroglyph Detail
Some of the most spectacular examples of rock art in the Southwest are attributed to Archaic people. Archaic people were nomads, hunting large and small game animals, collecting and processing wild plants. They did not build permanent habitation structures, but lived in caves and in small brush shelters built in the open. They occupied the area in and around Sego Canyon from approximately 8,000 years ago until the introduction of corn agriculture about 2,000 years ago.
This red painted rock art, the Barrier Canyon Style, consists of anthropomorphic (manlike) forms. The identifying characteristic of these figures is hollowed eyes or missing eyes, the frequent absence of arms and legs, and the anthropomorphs with bug-eyes, antennae, earrings, snakes in hand, and leg-less torsos. The "ghost-like" red painted images, represent shamanistic art associated with ritual activities of the Archaic people. Courtesy ScienceViews
This detail of a much larger panel is located in Sego Canyon, Grand County, Utah. For the Looking Close... On Friday Group: topic: Painting or Drawing.
Petroglyph Detail
Some of the most spectacular examples of rock art in the Southwest are attributed to Archaic people. Archaic people were nomads, hunting large and small game animals, collecting and processing wild plants. They did not build permanent habitation structures, but lived in caves and in small brush shelters built in the open. They occupied the area in and around Sego Canyon from approximately 8,000 years ago until the introduction of corn agriculture about 2,000 years ago.
This red painted rock art, the Barrier Canyon Style, consists of anthropomorphic (manlike) forms. The identifying characteristic of these figures is hollowed eyes or missing eyes, the frequent absence of arms and legs, and the anthropomorphs with bug-eyes, antennae, earrings, snakes in hand, and leg-less torsos. The "ghost-like" red painted images, represent shamanistic art associated with ritual activities of the Archaic people. Courtesy ScienceViews
This detail of a much larger panel is located in Sego Canyon, Grand County, Utah. For the Looking Close... On Friday Group: topic: Painting or Drawing.