#petroglyphs
Rock art of Nine Mile Canyon #58 by jimsawthat
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Called “the world’s longest art gallery”, this canyon is known for its extensive rock art, most of it created by the Fremont culture and the Ute people. Unfortunately mining and other activities which raise lots of dust have caused irreversible damage to many of the petroglyphs by layering dust into the etchings.
Rock art of Nine Mile Canyon #57 by jimsawthat
Via Flickr:
Called “the world’s longest art gallery”, this canyon is known for its extensive rock art, most of it created by the Fremont culture and the Ute people. Unfortunately mining and other activities which raise lots of dust have caused irreversible damage to many of the petroglyphs by layering dust into the etchings.
Late summer photo shoot of my Neolithic Venus. I took the piece to the “Côa” river valley, a place that seemed to be of utmost importance scince at least 20 000 years. Thousands of rock engravings have been found on this site, no one knows what the meaning of such a high concentration of engravings is but… it feels right to bring my sculpture over here. It’s also delicious to finalize a piece with a glorious landscape photo shoot.
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Let this aging skin fill in the cracks that are peeling away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F45V8LdgK9M
Nevada
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Because you remind them of someone else they can always be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9w6XJbQXRY
The Mojave Desert
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I wonder what algorithm this ancient social media followed. Here’s to our ever evolving social consciousness, I guess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCtoKan57Tk
The Mojave Desert
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We kiss on the mouth but still cough down our sleeves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvqlt7OWTOk
The Mojave Desert
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Archaeological sites once thought lost under Lake Powell reappear as water drops
“Stevens adds, “We don’t know if the lake is ever going to rise this high again, with the climate changes and all that, so maybe there’s an opportunity here for the Navajo people”—an opportunity to take a good look at what was destroyed when the reservoir filled, and what can be saved now, as it empties.”
Anyone remembers these cuties inspired by animal petroglyphs from the Nordic Bronze Age? Which one is your favourite?
✥ Duraþrór (Durathrór) the Elk / Stag,
✥ Skínfaxi the Sun Horse or
✥ Heiðrún (Heidrun) the Goat
20% of this week’s benef☥ts will be used - on top of my own donations - to purchase food for animals in Ukraine as well as basic medical supplies for the people.
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#underthepyramids #underthepyramidsmagick #portablemagick #portablemagic #skinfaxi #Heidrun #Duraþrór #Durathror #petroglyph #petroglyphs #rockcarving #nordicbronzeage #norsemythology #ancientsymbols #balken #fossum #tanum #tanumworldheritage #talisman #folklore #solarsymbol #sunhorse #runes (at Tanums Hällristningar)
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One of my favourite pieces for this season is the Zhingwaak.
A talisman inspired by the Pine tree, symbol of good luck, prosperity, health, longevity and wisdom.
Zhingwaak is part of my “Petroglyph” collection.
Its name comes from the Algonquin / Ojibwe name for Pine,
The doily was a present from my dear @fevernest
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#underthepyramids #portablemagick #petroglyphs #petroglyph #NordicBronzeAge #greenmagic #zhingwaak #Yule #Jul #heathenry #pagan #folkmagick #cottagecoreaesthetic #cottagecorestyle (at Paris, France)
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5,000-Year-Old Rock Art Depicting “Celestial Bodies” Revealed in Siberia…
Image Credit: Vladimir Kubarev/IAET SB RAS.
“The symbols seen on relics from Stone Age Europe are also found in caves throughout the rest of the world. The similarities suggest the marks are more than just random scribbles…”
Ratnagiri petroglyph, India. 10,000 BC…
R Panel, Secondary Panel, Emery County, UT. Located near the famous main panel, this one is just around the corner and contains some really interesting glyphs. My favorite is the figure with the atlatl and an erection in the lower left.
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Warrior Panel, Sevier County, UT. Attributed to the Fremont Culture, dated between 700-2,000 years old.
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FCC Pictographs, UT. This spot could have been one of the most spectacular rock art sites in all of Utah, but it’s become a prime example of what can happen when vandalism goes unchecked. I think the main downfall to this site is its placement at ground level and the relative ease with which one can approach the wall. It’s just too easy a target for stupid people. As far as the actual indigenous art goes, the pictographs and petroglyphs are impressive. The zoomorphs here are practically life-size (possibly Barrier Canyon style?), and the shield-type pictograph is still vividly colored with iron oxide & white. It’s hard to tell if the headless animals are meant to be that way or if they’re just incomplete. One looks to have a rider on top (Slide 3), but I don’t think these are meant to be horses. They look way too old for that. In Slide 4 you can see some pecked hatch marks and bits of color (Below the large shield) that look like ornate necklaces, possibly belonging to more anthropomorphs that have since faded. There are just so many layers here, and it’s hard to see what’s what. The vandalism is prolific and spanning decades, from 1881 to as recent as 2004 from what dates I can make out. Some of the names look more recent than that. It’s the kind of site you could spend hours staring at and more images would keep coming to the surface, but there’s an overlaying sadness here. No matter how hard you stare, the bullet holes and names and dates won’t go away, They’ve been shot and scratched into this canvas deeper than any marks the Old Ones ever left here. And those bullet holes and names and dates will be here long after all the beauty from this site eventually fades into nothingness.
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MI Petroglyphs 2, NV. Busy, busy area. Much of the rock surface has chipped and eroded away, leaving large gaps in what was an intricately pecked surface. I’m appreciative for what is left, for the little pieces of magic that still linger here.
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CRFS Panel, UT. A mix of petroglyphs, pictographs, historical graffiti, and not-so-historical graffiti. You can basically trace the timeline from the pictographs to the petroglyphs to the graffiti and really get a feel for how long this site has seen human activity over thousands of years. This was a sun-blasted day, so it’s not easy to see all the details and layers in this panel, but there are quite a few faded anthropomorph pictographs around the concentric circle design. And of course, bullet holes.
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Hero Twins Petroglyphs, San Juan County, NM. Possible representations of the Navajo Hero Twins, Tóbájíshchíní (Born of Water), and Naayéé’ neizghání (Monster Slayer) often depicted with an ornate headdress. There are varying origins of these Spirit People, but a general belief is that they were born from White-Shell Woman, the daughter of the Earth and Sky, and they defeated monsters that threatened their people. I want to be careful sharing information like this because I am not Native American, and I am passing along what I have read from Navajo sources. If you wish to learn more about the Navajo Creation Beliefs, please do your own research and know that many of these stories are not known to the non-native world. We are lucky to learn what little bits the Navajo choose to share with us.
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FISP Petroglyphs 4, Sevier County, UT. What do you see? These petroglyphs weren’t pecked out on the usual sandstone surface, making them much more difficult to make out. It must have been quite the chore to hollow out the bodies on some of these. I’ve traced out some of the images I think I recognize in Slide 2, but it’s very hard to tell what most of these images are meant to be.
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BW Petroglyphs 5, Emery County, UT. Armpit Magic & Facehugger. Not pictured: Huge bulletholes that spell out some asshole’s initials.
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PS Panel, Emery County, UT. I like to call this one “Pet Sheep Panel” because of the waving anthropomorph with what looks like a sheep on a leash. I understand this is an incorrect interpretation. No need to explain to me that I’m wrong in the comments.
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