Fremont Culture Petroglyphs
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Fremont and ancestral Puebloan people began to incorporate farming into their hunter and gatherer lifestyles approximately 2,000 years ago. Petroglyph panels throughout the Capital Reef National Park depict ancient art and stories of these people who lived in the area from approximately 300-1300 common era (CE). Named for the Fremont River that flows through the park, evidence now shows that these people lived throughout Utah and adjacent areas of Idaho, Colorado and Nevada.
Pictographs (painted on rock surfaces) and petroglyphs (carved or pecked into the rock surface) depict people, animals and other shapes and forms on rock surfaces. Anthropomorphic (human-like) figures usually have trapezoidal shaped bodies with arms, legs and fingers. The figures are often elaborately decorated with headdresses, ear bobs, necklaces, clothing items and facial expressions. A wide variety of zoomorphic (animal-like) figures include bighorn sheep, deer, dogs, birds, snakes and lizards. Abstract designs, geometric shapes and handprints are also common. Designs may have recorded religious or mythological events, migrations, hunting trips, resource locations, travel routes, celestial information and other important knowledge.
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October 16th, 2019
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Comments (9)
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous photograph of Petroglyph panels in Capital Reef National Park, Jurgen! F/L
LEANNE SEYMOUR
Congratulations on your 2nd place tie win in the "Mysterious Symbols and Markings" contest! f/l
Christine Dekkers
Very interesting story about this capture Jurgen! It's a keeper, it looks like the rock continues to erode, your capture keeps it safe! How big were the figures? :) C
Jurgen Lorenzen replied:
Thank you for your kind comment, Christine! These particular petroglyphs are quite large, may be a foot tall? Since you can't get very close I used a telephoto for the capture.