Events in time are not–boom–over. They have tentacles, and they wrap around, and they swish back and forth, and they sink and swim.” – Amy Fusselman, 8: All True: Unbelievable

Man has always interacted with his landscape. For food, shelter, religion, and more recently, for recreation. These images showcase that interaction, from ancient cliff dwellings and rock art high on the Colorado Plateau to modern-day recreation in the outdoors.

Some of these images are of well-known structures or rock art, many with colloquial names. Regardless, I purposely do not disclose their exact locations.  In this blog post, I elaborate further on the disclosure of location data for archaeological sites.

Click any of the thumbnails to see a larger image, and an accompanying description.

 

White House Ruin The Dollhouse ruin on the Colorado Plateau rock art panel barrier canyon style pictograph
fallen roof ruin Ancestral Puebloan dwelling ancestral puebloan handprints A hiker in the Golden Cathedral
a hiker's silhouette photograph of bighorn sheep pictographs in Nevada's Gold Butte National Monument Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon photograph of rock art and wildflowers in Nevada's Gold Butte National Monument
A large petroglyph panel with anthropomorphs and animal depictions a small Navajo (Diné) granary nestled into an alcove in northwestern New Mexico A small ruin is nestled on top of a large boulder as part of the largo canyon complex in northwestern New Mexico Black and white image of a Navajo (Diné) rock art panel depicting anthropomorphous and other nonhuman figures.
Black and white image of a Navajo (Diné) rock art panel depicting anthropomorphous and other nonhuman figures.
Handprint pictographs
photograph of rock art in gold butte national monument near mesquite nevada
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