{"id":1176,"date":"2009-08-24T21:43:20","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T11:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yktravelphoto.com\/places\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2009-08-25T19:34:41","modified_gmt":"2009-08-25T09:34:41","slug":"petroglyphs-and-rock-art-byway-279-moab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yktravelphoto.com\/places\/petroglyphs-and-rock-art-byway-279-moab\/1176","title":{"rendered":"Petroglyphs and Rock Art, Byway 279, Moab"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Moab region is a truly astonishing place – in addition to its’ natural beauty, magnificent lookouts and heaven for landscape photographers,\u00c2\u00a0Moab\u00c2\u00a0took care of\u00c2\u00a0 its’ history and\u00c2\u00a0preserved numerous examples of an ancient rock art.<\/p>\n

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One of the rock art sites is located just next to Moab\u00c2\u00a0(14 km) along the Route 279, also known as Byway 279\u00c2\u00a0or Potash Road according to some maps.<\/p>\n

Rock art sites along this road are clearly marked and have small pockets where you can leave your car while exploring the ancient drawings.<\/p>\n

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Engravings can be found on the cliff walls next to the road about\u00c2\u00a06 meters above the ground. While it doesn’t make them convenient to observe, the distance from the road\u00c2\u00a0keeps engravings untouched and\u00c2\u00a0saves from vandalism.<\/p>\n

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So, if these engravings are 6 meters above the ground, how native Americans could carve them? Were they\u00c2\u00a0three times taller then us? Don’t think so – I believe that engravings were easily accessible before the road was constructed and cliff slope was cleared away.<\/p>\n

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Officially these engravings are called petroglyphs. According to wikipedia, petroglyph is\u00c2\u00a0an “image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, pecking, carving, and abrading”.<\/p>\n

The word “petroglyph” is a combination of two Greek words – petros (“stone”) and glyphein (“to carve”).<\/p>\n

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How old are they? Unfortunately there is no definitive answer. While all petroglyphs have “similar” style they could be made by different cultures\u00c2\u00a0anytime between 1 A.D. and 1880 A.D.<\/p>\n

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The only way to establish an approximate age is to look at particular petroglyph, identify what is shows\u00c2\u00a0and refer to the history of the region.<\/p>\n

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For example, it is presumed that bow and arrows appeared in this region after A.D. 500, so petroglyphs showing them will be about 1500 years old.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, some engravings can be dated with better accuracy – in many places next to petroglyps panels, you will see\u00c2\u00a0examples of modern designs left by vandals.<\/p>\n

Please don’t leave your own, instead\u00c2\u00a0compare modern examples with\u00c2\u00a0original rock art and notice that\u00c2\u00a0older petroglyphs stay far ahead\u00c2\u00a0with its’ diversity, details and story.<\/p>\n

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