Golf Course Rock Art Site - Moab, UT
N 38° 32.271 W 109° 28.771
12S E 632516 N 4266588
The panel is from the Formative Period and you will be able to see human figures, such as the "Moab Man," elk, canines, and big and small bighorn sheep. Please don't touch the rock art and don't go beyond the fence.
Waymark Code: WMTBGD
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2016
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The Anasazi whose culture centered south of Moab in the Four Corners area, concentrated much of their subsistence efforts on the cultivation of corn, beans and squash.
The Fremont, who were contemporary with the Anasazi people, also grew corn, and were apparently more dependent on hunting and gathering wild resources than were the Anasazi.
Both cultures had a complex social structure, and were highly adaptive to the extremes of the environment. The Anasazi and Fremont are classified by scientists as "Formative" cultures.
Although it is difficult to establish an exact age of rock art, some dating clues are easily identified. For example, whenever a horse and rider is depicted, we know the date to be after A.D. 1540 when the Spaniards reintroduced the horse to the New World. The presence of bows and arrows is presumed to indicate a date after A.D. 500, the generally accepted time period for their appearance in this region.
Type of Pictograph: Petroglyph
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