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페트로글리프
국립 기념지, Petroglyph National Monument, NM:
뉴멕시코
주의 앨버커키에서 서북으로 약 7마일 떨어져 있다. 이곳에는 25,000개 이상의 암석조각이 있다. 대부분의 암석조각은
1300-1600s년 사이의 인디언에 의해 만들어졌지만; 어느 것은 2,000-3,000년 전의 것도 있고; 서기 1600년도 후에는
스페인인이나 다른 답사 자들이 새겨 놓은 것도 있다. 지난 130,000년간 이 근처에는 6번의 화산 폭발이 있었다.
주로
세 곳에서 암석예술을 볼 수 있는데, 우리는 주로 Boca Negra(the "black mouth") Canyon에서 보고, 시간이 부족하여
Rinconada 에서는 많이 보지 못했다.
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일반 경치. 멀리 시내 변두리가 보인다. General Scenery.
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사람. Human
figures.
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동물: 도마뱀 또는 산 사자. Lizard vs Mountain Lion.
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새, 기하학적인 디자인. 등. Birds and/or geometric design.
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기하학적인 디자인. Geometric design.
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잘 모르는 암석조각. I can't
say for sure what many petroglyphs portray.
Petroglyph
National Monument, NM
It
stretches 17 miles (27 km) along Albuquerque's West Mesa, a volcanic basalt
escarpment that
dominates the city's western horizon. It
is only seven miles west of downtown Albuquerque.
A)
There were 6 volcanic
eruptions
occurring about 130,000 years ago. The western boundary of the monument features
a chain of dormant fissure volcanoes. Five volcanic cones.
B)
The Monument protects and preserves one of the largest petroglyph concentrations
in North America. It features more than 25,000 rock carvings by Ancestral
Pueblo peoples and early Spanish settlers. Most images by Indians were made
400 to 700 years ago. Some images may be 2,000 to 3,000 years old. Beginning
in the 1600s Hispanic heirs carved crosses and sheep brands. Other explorers in
the 1800s chiseled their names and dates into the boulders.
It
has 3 major areas to view the petroglyphs. Boca Negra(meaning the "black
mouth") Canyon, Rinconada Canyon, & the Piedras Marcadas unit. Most require
a long hike over unpaved areas to reach the artifacts. I saw petroglyphs in Boca
Negra, and few in Rinconada.
Perhaps
90% of the petroglyphs in the monument were created using the Rio Grande style,
which developed about A.D. 1300, and continued until the end of the 1600s.
Images include human figures such as flute players or dancers; masks and masked
figures; human hands and feet; animals including mountain lions, birds,
serpents, reptiles, insects, and animal tracks; spirals, four-pointed stars, and
geometric designs. No one can say for sure what many petroglyphs portray. Their
meaning was, possibly, understood only by the carver.
C)
Natural Setting: The volcanic escarpment contains sandy soils and a richer
habitat than the surrounding desert landscape.
Plants:
four-wing saltbush; sand sage; rabbitbrush, snakeweed; indigo bush; wildflowers,
Indian ricegrass and other flowers and grasses.
Animals
: hawks, owls, turkey vultures, roadrunners, flycatchers, and a wide variety of
migratory birds; rabbits, snakes, lizards, and millipedes.
D)
Cultural resources including hundreds of archeological sites.