This petryoglyph panel, created by archaic peoples and recent ancestal puebloans, is an intriguing part of visual history. Those that witness these symbols find themselves wondering and questioning their meaning. We may never fully comprehend the stories etched here at Newspaper Rock, but the pictographs give visitors a sense of connection to lives of the past. These petroglyphs, recorded on a desert varnish, are located 28 miles northwest of Monticello, Utah. Along this canyon wall is largest known collection of petroglyphs.
Researchers offer some insight of the plants and animals depicted on this sandstone cliff, but the scupltor's world of mythological beliefs may lie beyond explantion. These haunting images are here for all to see in a rock art collection that spans 2,000 years.