moab, utah
1983
petroglyphs
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This small isolated Fremont Culture petroglyph may be a signpost indicating that a ladder is required to access the granary located on the cliff above it. Archaeological evidence shows that the Fremont peoples constructed wood ladders with a single central post just as illustrated in this artwork.
Utah Museum of Natural History Range Creek Field Station, 22 June 2024. Accessed under permit.
The Wilcox Ranch headquarters are now utilized by University of Utah's archaeology field school for experimental and reconstructive archaeology. Their work has conclusively proven that the Fremont peoples utilized irrigation in their agriculture; this plot of corn, grown from heirloom seeds obtained in Southern New Mexico that closely approximate the ancient strains found in archaeological excavations, is meant to discover how much irrigation was required to maximize crop yield in the harsh Utah deserts.
Utah Museum of Natural History Range Creek Field Station, 22 June 2024. Accessed under permit.
Most of the time the Fremont Culture peoples built their granaries (food storage structures) to conform with the natural form of the land. In this case, however, a platform of split cedar planks (a rare example of the Fremont carpentry, since most Fremont architecture uses unsplit posts and poles) was built on which the stone granary followed. Since then, the wood platform has warped and collapsed, leaving the granary in ruins.
Utah Museum of Natural History Range Creek Field Station, 22 June 2024. Accessed under permit.
An exceedingly rare unfired buff clay figure from the Fremont Culture. They are a prehistoric Native American culture that inhabited what is now the western United States, particularly in the present-day states of Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Colorado, during the Late Prehistoric period, roughly from about 700 to 1300 AD. The purpose of this figurine is still unknown, but it suggests these artifacts may be associated with religious rituals or fertility. Very little is known about this culture, but they are famous for their rock art. Their pictographs and petroglyphs depict trapezoidal figures with arms, legs, and fingers and are decorated with headdresses and necklaces.
This figurine measures approximately 4″ in height. It has a flat, broad face with a pronounced brow ridge and nose. Applied oval-shaped eyes with decorative incisions. Wears long beaded ear embellishments—the short arm with applied adornments. A simple choker attaches a large beaded pendent. There are traces of white pigment and black ash throughout. It is in choice condition.
Provenance: Ex Lozovsky, CA; Private Florida collection.
Note: Per the Advances in Archaeological Practice: Archaeological Fingerprinting and Fremont Figurines, just 400-plus documented Fremont figurines are known, most highly degraded and in broken condition.
www.galeriacontici.net
An exceedingly rare unfired buff clay figurine from the Fremont Culture. They are a prehistoric Native American culture that inhabited what is now the western United States, particularly in the present-day states of Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Colorado, during the Late Prehistoric period, roughly from about 700 to 1300 AD. The purpose of this figurine is still unknown, but it suggests these artifacts may be associated with religious rituals or fertility. Very little is known about this culture, but they are famous for their rock art. Their pictographs and petroglyphs depict trapezoidal figures with arms, legs, and fingers and are decorated with headdresses and necklaces.
This figurine measures approximately 4″ in height. It has a flat, broad face with a pronounced brow ridge and nose. Applied oval-shaped eyes with decorative incisions. Short arm with applied adornments and a long beaded choker and loincloth. There are traces of white pigment and black ash throughout. It is in choice condition.
Provenance: Ex Lozovsky, CA; Private Florida collection.
Note: Per the Advances in Archaeological Practice: Archaeological Fingerprinting and Fremont Figurines: There are just 400-plus documented Fremont figurines known with most of them highly degraded and in broken condition. galeriacontici.net
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
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Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Fremont Culture Petroglyphs, Capitol Reef National Park
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America
remark: GPS location for rough location only
www.juhele.blogspot.com
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication