Petroglyphs & Pictographs
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Petroglyphs & Pictographs
Southwest Native American Rock Art
When speaking about Native American rock art, people often use the words petroglyph and pictograph interchangeably but they really are two different things. Petroglyphs are etched, carved or gouged into the rock whereas pictographs are simply painted onto the rock surface.
Regardless of the technique used to make them, these markings largely remain a mystery. Who made them? Why were they made? What do they mean? These are the questions that run through ones mind when standing in the spot their creator once stood thousands of years before.
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Regardless of the technique used to make them, these markings largely remain a mystery. Who made them? Why were they made? What do they mean? These are the questions that run through ones mind when standing in the spot their creator once stood thousands of years before.
To license stock or purchase prints of any photo on this page, add desired images to a lightbox and then use the Lightbox Manager to proceed with your order.
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Anasazi hand prints and design pictographs. Jailhouse ruin. Grand Gulch Primitive Area. San Juan Co., UT
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