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Utah: Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument; Shay Canyon BLM

18 images Created 8 Jun 2011

Below are photos from Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, plus nearby Shay Canyon on BLM land, in Utah, USA, by Tom Dempsey.
- Newspaper Rock: The cliffs that enclose the upper end of Indian Creek Canyon are covered by hundreds of ancient Indian petroglyphs (rock carvings), one of the largest, best preserved and accessible groups in the Southwest USA. The petroglyphs have a mixture of human (feet, figures), animal (deer, pronghorn, buffalo, horse), abstract and material forms of uncertain meaning. Starting about 2000 years ago, humans have chipped away the dark natural desert varnish to reveal lighter colored Wingate sandstone beneath.
- Shay Canyon: Nearby on BLM land, an unmarked trail crosses a creek and leads up the wash of Shay Canyon to a remarkable gallery of petroglyphs including flutists, mountain sheep, abstract human figures, and a long-necked bird.

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  • Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, Utah, USA. The Wingate sandstone cliffs that enclose the upper end of Indian Creek Canyon are covered by hundreds of ancient Indian petroglyphs (rock carvings), one of the largest, best preserved and accessible groups in the Southwest USA. The petroglyphs have a mixture of human (feet, figures), animal (deer, pronghorn, horse), material and abstract forms of uncertain meaning. Starting about 2000 years ago, humans have chipped away the dark natural desert varnish to reveal lighter colored sandstone beneath.
    06UT_3084-Newspaper_Rock.jpg
  • Petroglyphs of flute players in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1341_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1310_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • A sandstone pinnacle marks the location of an extensive wall of petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, west of Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1369_Shay-Canyon_BLM.jpg
  • Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, Utah, USA. The cliffs that enclose the upper end of Indian Creek Canyon are covered by hundreds of ancient Indian petroglyphs (rock carvings), one of the largest, best preserved and accessible groups in the Southwest USA. The petroglyphs have a mixture of human (feet, figures), animal (deer, pronghorn, buffalo, horse), abstract and material forms of uncertain meaning. Starting about 2000 years ago, humans have chipped away the dark natural desert varnish to reveal lighter colored Wingate sandstone beneath.
    06UT_3083-Newspaper_Rock.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1335_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1311_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1293_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, Utah, USA. The cliffs that enclose the upper end of Indian Creek Canyon are covered by hundreds of ancient Indian petroglyphs (rock carvings), one of the largest, best preserved and accessible groups in the Southwest USA. The petroglyphs have a mixture of human (feet, figures), animal (deer, pronghorn, buffalo, horse), abstract and material forms of uncertain meaning. Starting about 2000 years ago, humans have chipped away the dark natural desert varnish to reveal lighter colored Wingate sandstone beneath.
    06UT_3095-Newspaper_Rock.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1313_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1305_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1307_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1298_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1312_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1321_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1320_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Petroglyphs of flute players in Shay Canyon on public BLM land, near Monticello, Utah, USA.
    1503SW-1354_Shay-Canyon-petroglyphs.jpg
  • Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, Utah, USA. The cliffs that enclose the upper end of Indian Creek Canyon are covered by hundreds of ancient Indian petroglyphs (rock carvings), one of the largest, best preserved and accessible groups in the Southwest USA. The petroglyphs have a mixture of human (feet, figures), animal (deer, pronghorn, buffalo, horse), abstract and material forms of uncertain meaning. Starting about 2000 years ago, humans have chipped away the dark natural desert varnish to reveal lighter colored Wingate sandstone beneath.
    06UT_3085-Newspaper_Rock.jpg
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