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Native Americans occupied the western hemisphere for thousands of years before the arrival of Euopeans. Greatly varied evidences of their presence abound throughout North and South America. Amoung the most facinating of such evidences left by prehistoric inhabitans of the Four Courners region (parts of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado) are thousands of Petroglyphs and Pictographs, scattered widely on an amazing assortment of rock surfaces throughout the region - on cliff faces, on boulders, on ledges, even on man made dwellings.
Rock Art can be classified by the method used to create it. Petroglyphs are pecked into the surface of the rock, while Pictographs are painted. Rock art is an irreplaceable link to vanishing cultures. No one knows whether these designs were a form of written language, religious symbolism, seasonal calendars, or simply the result of a desire to create. Religious and hunting ceremonies were likely conducted at rock art sites. For the Freemont, such ceremonies held the same importance as our own religious activities. We should honor those values no less than we do our own and treat the sites accordingly.
Cultural Sites, Including rock art locations, are protected by federal law, with stiff penalties for articfact collection, vandalism or disturbance of any kind. Touching rock art abrades the surface and leaves a residue of oil and acid that hastens their deterioration. Please do not touch- not even once. This replica was made by photographing the petroglyph, pecking the design on a empty piece of sandstone and then reproducing it by using a casting method. 1 800 687 5967 |
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