| Chevelon Creek flows in a south to north direction to Winslow, Arizona where it joins the Little Colorado River. the Little Colorado continues northwest above Flagstaff. There are many Anasazi petroglyphs and Sinagua petroglyphs located along this section of Chevelon Creek, and just a few miles north of this site are the famous Homol'ovi Ruins. Homol'ovi is an early pre Hopi Culture site that has yielded much regional archaeological information for the period 1200 -1400. The photos shown here are from a single site south of I-40. No masonry wall ruins were observed in the immediate vicinity, but pithouse ruins were noted. Next 8 photos. | |
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| it is sometimes necessary to wade through Chevelon Creek to view the petroglyphs carved on either side of the walls | female anthropomorph with 'hair buns', typically worn by Hopi women, giving birth |
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| Books about Rock Art and Sinagua | the anthropomorph on the right has less patina than the others and may be of a more recent time |
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| click to see detailed replicas of antrhopomorphs (human-like figures) (opens a new window) | hand print, center, is often found on Anasazi rock art panels; deer, right, are identified by their antlers which are crafted differently than bighorn sheep antlers, top, center, right |
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| this appears to be a corseted woman in a dress; European settlers entered this area in the 1800's | unusual multi dotted line figures in lower right; four parallel lines figure to lower left |
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