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Horned Shield Figures

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Horned Shield II

Here are a set of pictographs that are very similar in appearance. I’m not quite sure what they are, but they appear to be some sort of horned shield-like figures. They are both found in the Book Cliffs of Utah but are in different canyons. The funny thing about both of them is that I managed to stumble upon them when I was out searching for other pictographs. The one above I came across yesterday while I was searching for a ‘birthing scene’ pictograph and the one below I found a few months ago while searching for a very unique owl pictograph.

Horned Shield I

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Long-Necked Sheep

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Long-Necked Sheep

I just love this petroglyph of a long-necked sheep found in Nine Mile Canyon. Talk about a very unique petroglyph! I wonder what the heck this could have represented or meant?

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Tree of Life Panel

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Tree of Life

This is a very interesting Fremont petroglyph panel hidden in the San Rafael Swell that many people drive by, but most don’t notice. The centerpiece of this panel appears to be a very life-like tree, which is something I don’t think I have come across anywhere else, yet. I really like how this photo shows the full petroglyph panel pecked into the patch of desert patina tucked up in a crack of the sandstone wall. What a truly fascinating setting!

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Wolfman Ruin

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Wolfman Ruin

Since I posted a photo of the Wolfman Panel earlier today, I’ll post this photo of the small ruin located across Butler Wash from the panel. I’m not sure if this particular ruin has a name, but I’m going to go ahead and call it the Wolfman Ruin because of it’s proximity to the rock art. You can spot this ruin across the canyon from the old parking area for the Wolfman Panel (I say ‘old’ because the BLM closed off access to the slickrock parking area sometime over the last year or so). Getting across the canyon to visit this ruin is a little bit trickier, but well worth the effort. There are also some faint petroglyphs found near this ruin if you spend the time to explore the area.

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The Wolfman

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The Wolfman

This anthropomorphic figure is to the left side of the main and larger set of petroglyphs known as the Wolfman Panel in Butler Wash. While this figure most likely doesn’t represent a ‘wolfman’ since large hands and feet are common in basketmaker petroglyphs, it certainly looks like one to me! This is a very interesting and easily accessible panel located near Bluff, Utah.

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