#westernarchaic

This #WesternArchaic #BarrierCanyon styled pictograph was waiting for me when I arrived and forced myself to inch up to it on a steep shelf of slickrock in Canyonlands. I’m not interested in just any #native #rockart; I’m deeply affected by specific types like these. The area where these ancient peoples painted this are in hard to access places and are not always easily discovered. It’s better off that way since people have vandalized some of these sites. There was an energy here that was definitive and this sacred image is still haunting me tonight in a beautiful way. You could safely bet that this is well over 5,000 to 8,000 years old. This ancient indicator of what happened long ago is what should define Utah’s identity; not as a “beehive” state. This is the true history that deserves its rightful place...NO, I will not give out the location and if you know it please keep it a secret! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz4V93FFfvD/?igshid=sb8bsl1kr74m

They still stand watch over the canyons even after thousands of years of time slowly creeping by. The peoples of the #WesternArchaic period left their split twig figurines in caves and their ceremonial marks here to withstand the passages of time. #Utah houses the most intricate and inexplicable collections of #rockart and #rockwritings, #petroglyphs & #pictographs found in #NorthAmerica and the #Lower48! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ykt2kByp9/?igshid=tsxiapetdazo

How can you NOT appreciate the simplicity and the minimalism and the grip these ancient peoples had on abstract forms. This defines Utah’s most deepest roots. This petroglyph or something like it is what should define our state; not some beehive!? Lmao! . I captured this photo today near #MoabUtah. Location undisclosed. Visiting some many #WesternArchaic and #AncientPuebloan #petroglyph and #pictograph sites has drawn me much closer to a metaphysical and REAL connection with the past and has given me comfort on this healing journey. Western Culture and technology has made me sick and this is all good medicine. (at Moab, Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzzhCCYlRek/?igshid=dovew1v45xfq

This #ancient #pictograph #rockart panel is dubbed #IntestineMan by many sources and is found in the #Canyonlands region of #SoutheastUtah. This is classic #BarrierCanyon style pictography left by the #WesternArchaic hunting and gathering cultures that seemed to have isolated these styles to just the Canyonlands area? There are Western Archaic sites found in the Grand Canyon that is different. This is some of the oldest rock art in America. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_q1rlF5fE/?igshid=17ojnrfyxs5aq

This #ancient #pictograph #rockart panel is dubbed #IntestineMan by many sources and is found in the #Canyonlands region of #SoutheastUtah. This is classic #BarrierCanyon style pictography left by the #WesternArchaic hunting and gathering cultures that seemed to have isolated these styles to just the Canyonlands area? There are Western Archaic sites found in the Grand Canyon that is different. This is some of the oldest rock art in America. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_nBhElU6m/?igshid=1net0846ltqiz

Follow @SouthwestDreamer for more photos from my adventures and travels around my most loved American Southwest. . Other-worldly entities dance and exhibit themselves on this 8,000 year old barrier canyon style #rockart panel in #CanyonlandsNationalPark. I camped near these and heard strange noises in the night. I also practiced leave no trace and had the deepest respect for these spirits. They can come to you in dreams if you open your heart and have the right frame of mind. Some Ute sources have claimed that they have medicinal abilities to heal people and is why many non-Indians seem to visit these locations… ►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄►◄► #natgeo #nationalgeographic #canyonlands #moabutah #utahart #westernarchaic #pictographs #petroglyphs