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Buckhorn Panel PART 1, Emery County, UT. More well-known pictographs, but still worth checking out again. Some people see angels in this first panel, but I feel like assigning Christian meaning to these panels is very Anglo-centric and inaccurate. The true meaning of the winged figures is unknown, and will likely remain that way. It’s so easy and tempting to see similarities with modern religious imagery and apply that to rock art, but the truth is, very little is known about the meaning or even the people who made these. Isn’t it enough that these figures evoke feelings and emotions in us without having to assign a specific explanation as to what or why or how. Make up your own stories and find the connections that speak to you personally, but know those words are YOUR OWN, and most of us cannot speak for what these images truly mean. The mystery is enough for me, and the beauty of the figures more than makes up for any other questions that will forever be left unanswered. . . . . . . #utah #rockart #pictographs #barriercanyon #fremontindian #archaeology #nativeamerican #Utahspots #utahunique #youtah #utahisrad #Utahgram #visitutah #werutah #wowutah #naturalutah #utahillustrated (at Fatty's) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF7p_vMF-pt/?igshid=14s0kyoj8imf5

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KC Petroglyphs, Emery County, UT. . . . . . . #utah #petroglyphs #rockart #archaeology #fremontindian #archaeology #Utahspots #utahunique #youtah #utahisrad #Utahgram #visitutah #werutah #wowutah #naturalutah #utahillustrated #modernoutdoors #natgeolandscape #natgeoadventure #natgeoyourshot  #natgeotravelpic #Yourshotphotographer #negativemag #OurPlanetDaily #lonelyplanet #mylpguide #usinterior (at Fatty's) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFoO83blOLb/?igshid=1mzwodhsriyu8

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DW Petroglyphs, Emery County, UT. These are some of the largest snake petroglyphs I’ve seen, all located in the same area. Wonder if it was one artist, or multiple people who all just decided “This is where the big snakes go”. . . . . . . . #utah #rockart #petroglyphs #nativeamerican #fremontindian #archaeology #snake #Utahspots #utahunique #youtah #utahisrad #Utahgram #visitutah #werutah #wowutah #naturalutah #utahillustrated #modernoutdoors #natgeolandscape #natgeoadventure #natgeoyourshot  #natgeotravelpic #Yourshotphotographer #negativemag #OurPlanetDaily #lonelyplanet #mylpguide #usinterior #sonyalpha #bealpha @sonyalpha (at Grub Box) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFi1_nwjQ5b/?igshid=ksxrgs05026t

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The Rochester Panel PART 4, Emery County, UT. And finally, we get to the good stuff. There is A LOT of sex and boners happening on this panel. I like the placement of the natural rock indentation for the first slide. Slide 2 has some good acrobatics going on. Slide 3 is just, it’s hilarious. Slide 4 looks like a batter (those knee pads) just took a swing and is starting to walk towards first and he’s got a boner. Slide 5 is devil man partying with his pincer penis. Slide 6 has balls. Slide 7 is just going about his business. I wish all rock art was like this. . . . . . . . #utah #rockart #petroglyphs #barriercanyon #fremontindian #nativeamerican #archaeology #Utahspots #utahunique #youtah #utahisrad #Utahgram #visitutah #werutah #wowutah #naturalutah #utahillustrated (at Fatty's) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFgOw0lDHxK/?igshid=n3c7q9blt3y2

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The Rochester Panel PART 3, Emery County, UT. Here are some of the creatures and unexplainable figures. There’s at least a few owl/alien hybrids, some Doctor Seuss animals, and some other weird shit going on. . . . . . . #utah #rockart #petroglyphs #nativeamerican #fremontindian #barriercanyon #archaeology #Utahspots #utahunique #youtah #utahisrad #Utahgram #visitutah #werutah #wowutah #naturalutah #utahillustrated (at Fatty's) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFgNRXxDMtp/?igshid=1agi4h2ta632a

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The Rochester Panel PART 2, Emery County, UT. I love the depiction of animals in rock art, and these are some of the best. I’m especially drawn to the second slide with the weird elongated animals, almost making them look like spirits floating through space. There’s some real movement there you don’t often see in rock art. Lots of little teeth and tongues on these guys. And check out the variety on the last slide. Deer/elk with crazy antlers, snake, maybe a beaver, anteater? . . . . . . . . #rockart #petroglyphs #fremontindian #barriercanyon #nativeamerican #utah #archaeology #Utahspots #utahunique #youtah #utahisrad #Utahgram #visitutah #werutah #wowutah #naturalutah #utahillustrated (at Fatty's) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFgLZbpj1cM/?igshid=hmv263k5065c

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The Rochester Panel PART 1, San Rafael Swell, UT. Where do I even begin with this one? The Rochester Panel (named after the nearby Rochester Creek) is pretty well known among rock art enthusiasts, and I don’t know how I went this long without seeing it. It’s just, uh... it’s all over the place. It’s perverse and elegant and mysterious. It’s the rock art equivalent to Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights. There are multiple styles represented including both Fremont and Barrier Canyon, and symbols that indicate different time periods, from at least 2000 years ago to the time of white settlers. There’s even a section that looks like it was collapsed or removed. It’s impressive, and I spent about an hour sitting in front of it and taking it all in. . . . . . . . #utah #rockart #petroglyphs #fremontindian #barriercanyon #archaeology #nativeamerican #Utahspots #utahunique #youtah #utahisrad #Utahgram #visitutah #werutah #wowutah #naturalutah #utahillustrated (at Fatty's) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFgJeDYDxFU/?igshid=t78pg6v97a08

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Warrior Panel, Fremont Indian State Park, UT. A beautiful panel along the sandstone cliffs at FISP. As I get further into Utah, I’ll start seeing more of my favorite two types of rock art- Fremont & Barrier Canyon style. Lots more interesting figures and representational animals. Also, with most being carved in sandstone out here, more detail. . . . . . . . #utah #rockart #petroglyphs #fremontindian #nativeamerican (at Fremont Indian State Park and Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFcPnoODrQa/?igshid=1u1xgkrfqwoz0