Newspaper Rock
by Ben Prepelka
Title
Newspaper Rock
Artist
Ben Prepelka
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Photograph
Description
This petroglyph panel, created by archaic peoples and recent ancestal puebloans, is an intriguing part of America's visual history. Those who witness these symbols pecked into the desert varnish find themselves wondering and questioning their meaning. We may never fully comprehend the stories etched here at Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument, but the cluster of rock art images gives visitors a sense of connection to life in the distant past. These petroglyphs, recorded on a desert varnish, are located 28 miles northwest of Monticello, Utah. Along a canyon wall on Route 211, Canyonland National Park bound visitors may stop for a brief visit to appreciate one of the largest known concentration of petroglyphs in the world.
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August 16th, 2022
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