RINCONADA CANYON - NEW MEXICO
Maarten van Hoek Updated August 2005| 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 Rinconada Canyon is just a small part of the enormous complex of Petroglyph National Park. It is one of the two areas that has been made accessible for the public (the other is Boca Negra Canyon further north). The petroglyph site faces partial destruction because the Albuquerque City Council wants to build a six-lane highway through the northern portion of the park to give a new housing development access to the city of Albuquerque. The entrance at Rinconada Canyon overlooks the expanding city of Albuquerque. The many boulders strewn along the edge of the mesa provide ample space for the many petroglyphs that are concentrated at the west end in particular. The images were made by the Anasazi people and belong to the so called Rio Grande Style (Pueblo IV phase). The imagery includes anthropomorhs, faces or masks, shield-like designs and zoomorphs. |
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE THREAT TO THE PETROGLYPH PARK The conflict surrounding 17,000 petroglyphs west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, demonstrates that even a national monument is not safe when it comes to suburban development
INFORMATION ABOUT THE THREAT TO THE PETROGLYPH PARK Road extension threatens integrity of one of the largest
Pueblo Indian petroglyph sites in the United States
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