The Courthouse Wash Pictographs are a series of large pictographs I photographed which were created over a long period of time, located on a sheltered sandstone wall in Arches National Park, Utah. The series of images depict a variety of figures, many of them anthropomorphic and measuring up to 5 feet in height. The Courthouse wash site is located near the junction of Courthouse Wash with the Colorado River, extending over a 100-meter section of cliff base. The pictographs include painted figures resembling those found in Horseshoe Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, 35 miles to the west. Other figures, including those of animals, have been incised by removal of the rock's covering of desert varnish. The painted figures follow the #BarrierCanyon Style and are believed to be between 3000 and 9000 years old. The incised figures are attributed to the #Fremont culture and are dated to about 1000-1200 AD. Figures mounted on horseback were created in historical times since the 16th century introduction of horses and are attributed to Navajo or Ute artists. Ron Brown has been published in over 38 countries and has work in permanent collections of museums and galleries. His original photography and many other images are for sale as fine art framed prints and gifts that you can order from his website below. http://www.ronbrown.photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . #only.in.utah #beautifulutah #utahlife #utahunique #iloveutah #visitutah #utahadventures #utahillustrated #ronbrown.photography #ronbrownphotographer #ronbrownartist #ronbrownutah #ronbrown.photo #adventure #explore #AncientArt #CavePainting #RockArt #NativeAmerican #Petroglyph #Pictograph #Prehistoric #Utah #SanRafaelSwell #Arches #Moab #CourthouseWash (at Arches National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbJZXdHOvK/?igshid=ec59ywv2ossf
