Newspaper Rock - Native American Petroglyphs in Utah (Bears Ears, Indian Creek)

Native American Indians have been drawing and engraving on Newspaper Rock in Utah for more than 2,000 years. It's believed their markings tell stories, hunting patterns, crop cycles, and the mythologies of their lives. However, it's not known exactly what these petroglyphs are communicating - an we may never know for there is no actual translation available...

Newspaper Rock is located 24 kilometres (15 miles) west of U.S. 191 along the Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway (S.R. 211) in Bears Ears National Monument (part of the 71,896-acre Indian Creek unit designated December 4, 2017 by U.S. President Donald Trump). The rock is called Tse' Hane in Navajo, or “rock that tells a story.” There are hundreds of Utah petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock that feature a mixture of forms. These drawings include pictures resembling humans, animals, tools, and more esoteric, abstract things. The 200-square-foot rock site is a part of the cliffs all along the upper end of Indian Creek Canyon.

Note: A petroglyph is an image carved, incised or scratched into stone, while a pictograph is a ancient painting

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05-20-2018