PEEKABOO CAVE - SALT CREEK CANYON - UTAH
Maarten van Hoek Updated May 2006| RESPONSIBLE VISTOR BEHAVIOUR AT ROCK ART SITES
* Never touch or wet rock art - it is highly damaging * Never chalk or enhance engravings * Do not walk on engraved rock * Leave all archaeological artefacts as they are * Only take photographs, only leave your footsteps In this labyrinth of canyons it is almost impossible to find a rock art site on your own, especially when you have never visited the area before. Therefore a good guide is essential. The first satellite photo gives an impression of the complexity of the area; the Peekaboo site will be very hard to find on this photo. However, with the aid of the second satellite photo it will possible to locate the site. Both satellite photos were taken from Google Earth. The Peekaboo site, also called Trail Arch, is located in a scenic part of Salt Creek Canyon and comprises of two panels with pictographs. One panel is located to the left of the small arch that pierces the rock spine. It features a number of white handsprints. The other panel, to the right, is dominated by a long, horizontal row of white splashed dots and two shield-like figures that might represent turtles, probably of late Anasazi origin. There are also many red handprints and some stenciled handprints. The white paintings are superimposed upon some large red paintings of anthropomorphs probably of the ancient Barrier Canyon Style. These are very faint. There also is a small painting of an animal possibly associated with one of the anthropomorphs. |
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