PETROGLYPHS.US

Isolated petroglyphs occur throughout the canyon, but the majority are concentrated on three large boulder outcrops which flank both sides of the canyon just below the spring. Many petroglyphs at this site are considered entopic forms, suggesting they were created by shaman during vision quests, others are made in the Grapevine Style (rectilinear, symmetrical, i.e. capitol ‘I ’ shape indicating Yuman influence. Also present are stick figure digitate human-like forms, anthropomorphs with and without head decorations, dot shapes, atlatls (indicating pre bow and arrow usage) and a wide assortment of abstract designs. Depictions of bighorn sheep and other quadrupeds are rare. Most of the petroglyphs at Corn Spring are thought to have been made within the last 1,500 years, however; some petroglyphs show a high degree of repatinization and are probably several thousand years old.

One of the boulder outcrops at Corn Spring.

Human-like figures with head decorations.

Circular figures with radiating and enclosed lines are common at this site.

Digitate (having fingers and toes) anthropomorph.

Remnants of a major east-west Indian trade route connecting the Colorado River tribes with the tribes of the Pacific Coast pass this spring and are still visible.

A second granite boulder outcrop covered with petroglyphs.

This petroglyph atlatl is probable at least 2000 years old.

A higher degree of repatinization of some petroglyphs indicates petroglyph making occurred at Corn Spring over a long period of time.

Dot design petroglyphs are not common at Corn Spring.

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