Across the Southwest » Pictograph http://www.recapturephoto.com/blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:03:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Anasazi Hands Pictograph http://www.recapturephoto.com/blog/anasazi-hands-pictograph/ http://www.recapturephoto.com/blog/anasazi-hands-pictograph/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 04:09:14 +0000 Adam Schallau http://www.recapturephoto.com/blog/?p=755
Anasazi Hand Prints

On a recent trip exploring the canyon country of southeast Utah, I came upon a pictograph panel containing several hand prints that were most likely created by the Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) peoples that once called this area home. Perched high above a canyon in a small alcove, this was obviously a popular spot as evidence by the sheer number of hand prints scattered along the wall. Offering protection from the elements, namely the intense Utah sun, the alcove was considerable cooler than the mesa above and would have been a welcome relief to an Anasazi as it was to me.

We have yet to discover the Anasazi people’s “Rosetta Stone” and thus have no definitive way of knowing what the symbols left behind by the Anasazi mean. Perhaps this ancient graffiti was there way of saying “I was here”.

Please click on the image for an expanded view.

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  1. The Spirit Within ~ Anasazi Cliff Dwelling
  2. Anasazi Gallery – Visions of the Past
  3. Vandalism at Fire Roof Ruin

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