Sunday, August 11, 2013

Settler's Cove Petroglyphs

Continuing our search for petroglyphs in the cliffs above our RV at Settler's Cove outside of Kanab, I have made several hikes up the steep rocky hillside to find and document what was there. I have been amazed by what we found; at least six sites of petroglyphs.  At Settler's Cove, there are three distinct levels of sandstone cliffs, the lowest level being dark red, the middle a pinkish, and the top a white. All of the petroglyph sites are in the middle pink range of cliffs on the south facing side of the cove.

Shown below are the petroglyph sites found. The majority of the pottery and arrowheads we have observed are at the lowest level of the hillside at the western end.

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