Guide to Rock Art of the Utah Region : Sites with Public Access

by Slifer, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9781580960090
• ISBN10: 158096009X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Ancient City Pr

Summary

Native American cultures have flourished in the Four Corners region for thousands of years, from the early shamans, to the Anasazi, to the tribes of today. Images incised or painted on rock by these people are diverse, mysterious, haunting, and inscrutable. Many occur in the southeastern part of Utah, in and around the Colorado Plateau. Utah may contain more worldclass prehistoric rock art than any other region in North America -- over 7,500 sites have been reported.

Due to increased interest, more and more rock art sites in Utah are now being managed for public visitation by state, county, and federal agencies. Guide to Rock Art of the Utah Region is the most complete guide to these sites. With maps and directions, the book describes more than fifty sites with public access in Utah, the Arizona strip, southern Nevada, and the western edge of Colorado.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Understanding Rock Art	1	(12)
The Function and Meaning of Rock Art	1	(10)
Establishing the Age of Rock Art	11	(2)
Cultural Traditions and Rock Art Styles in Utah and Adjacent Areas	13	(36)
The Paleo-Indian Period	15	(1)
The Archaic Period	15	(9)
Prehistoric Agriculturalists	24	(17)
Anasazi Rock Art Styles	24	(10)
Fremont Rock Art Styles	34	(7)
Proto-historic Cultures	41	(4)
Navajo Rock Art	41	(1)
Rock Art of Numic-speaking Peoples---Utes, Paiutes, and Shoshones	42	(3)
Summary of Utah Area Rock Art History	45	(4)
Rock Art Site Access, Etiquette, and Conservation	49	(10)
Travel Advice	49	(3)
Vehicle Travel	50	(2)
Foot Travel	52	(1)
Rock Art Conservation and Site Etiquette	52	(4)
Rock Art Preservation Laws	56	(3)
Sites in Southeastern Utah	59	(74)
Black Dragon Canyon	59	(4)
Bluff Area	63	(6)
Bluff Site 1	65	(1)
Bluff Site 2	66	(1)
Bluff Site 3	66	(1)
Bluff Site 4	67	(1)
Bluff Site 5	68	(1)
Bluff Site 6	68	(1)
Buckhorn Wash	69	(3)
Capitol Reef National Park	72	(3)
Fremont River Canyon	73	(1)
Capitol Gorge	74	(1)
Cedar Mountain	75	(4)
Desert Lake	79	(2)
Edge of the Cedars State Park	81	(1)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area-Lake Powell	82	(1)
Grand Gulch Primitive Area	83	(1)
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument	84	(2)
Calf Creek Falls	84	(2)
Head of Sinbad	86	(2)
Hog Spring Recreation Area	88	(1)
Horseshoe Canyon and the Maze District, Canyonlands National Park	89	(4)
Hovenweep National Monument	93	(2)
Moab Area and Arches National Park	95	(8)
Courthouse Wash	96	(3)
Wolfe Ranch	99	(1)
Potash Road	99	(2)
Kane Creek	101	(1)
Moab Golf Course	102	(1)
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park	103	(1)
Natural Bridges National Monument	104	(2)
Needles District, Canyonlands National Park	106	(4)
Devil's Lane	107	(2)
Salt Creek Canyon and Horse Canyon	109	(1)
Newspaper Rock	110	(3)
Rochester Creek and Dry Wash	113	(5)
San Juan River	118	(6)
Sand Island Recreation Area	118	(3)
Butler Wash	121	(2)
Desecration Panel	123	(1)
Shay Canyon	124	(2)
Temple Mountain Wash	126	(1)
Thompson Wash	127	(6)
Sites in Southwestern Utah	133	(16)
Fremont Indian State Park	133	(5)
Indian Canyon	138	(3)
Parowan Gap	141	(2)
St. George Area	143	(4)
Fort Pearce	144	(2)
Petroglyph Park	146	(1)
Zion National Park	147	(2)
Sites in Northern Arizona and Southern Nevada	149	(18)
Clamshell	149	(2)
Little Black Mountain	151	(2)
Nampaweap	153	(3)
Navajo National Monument	156	(3)
Owl Canyon-Kaibab Paiute Reservation	159	(1)
Paiute Cave	160	(2)
Valley of Fire State Park	162	(5)
Atlatl Rock	163	(1)
Mouse Tank	164	(3)
Sites in Northeastern Utah	167	(20)
Dinosaur National Monument	167	(7)
Cub Creek	169	(1)
Echo Park	170	(1)
Jones Hole	171	(2)
McKee Spring	173	(1)
Dry Fork Valley-McConkie Ranch	174	(4)
Nine Mile Canyon	178	(9)
Nine Mile Canyon Road Log	180	(7)
Sites in Western Colorado	187	(22)
Grand Junction Area	187	(8)
Colorado National Monument	187	(2)
Deer Creek	189	(2)
Escalante Canyon	191	(2)
McDonald Creek Cultural Resource Area	193	(2)
Mesa Verde National Park	195	(3)
Ute Mountain Tribal Park	198	(3)
Rangely Area and Canyon Pintado National Historic District	201	(8)
Mellen Hill Site	205	(1)
Reservoir Site	206	(1)
Ute Horse Site	206	(1)
Keely's Homestead Site	206	(1)
Camel Ridge Site	206	(1)
Lookout Point Site	206	(1)
East Fourmile Site	206	(1)
State Bridge Site	207	(1)
Cow Canyon Site	207	(1)
White Birds Site	207	(1)
Canon Pintado Site	207	(1)
Waving Hands Site	207	(1)
Shield Site	207	(1)
Fremont Ridge Site	208	(1)
Crook's Brand Site	208	(1)
Carrot Man Site	208	(1)
Appendix: Photographing Rock Art	209	(4)
Notes	213	(10)
Resources	223	(8)
Recommended Reading	223	(5)
Books about Utah Rock Art	223	(2)
Books about Archaeology and Prehistory of the Utah Region	225	(1)
Books about Utah Travel, Geography, and Natural History	226	(2)
Agencies and Organizations	228	(3)
Bibliography	231	(6)
Index	237	(8)
About the Author	245