Antiquities

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Hundreds of ruins and artifacts document nearly 1,000 years of cultural development in the Southwest. The Pueblo III period, lasting from the 12th until the beginning of the 14th century, is noted for the construction of;immense cliff dwellings, communal habitations built of stone, mud mortar, and wood on the ledges of the cliffs and protected by rock overhangs. The most impressive of the ruins is the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde. Dating from the Pueblo III period, it contained more than 200 rooms and over 23 ceremonial chambers, called kivas. Other notable ruins are Balcony House, Long House, and Square Tower House, all built during the 12th and 13th centuries. For centuries the cliff dwellings were abandoned and forgotten, but at the end of the 19th century they were rediscovered by the Wetherill Brothers of Colorado, who also discovered Kiet Siel in Arizona. Kiet Siel, which stands for "broken pottery" in Navajo, is a well preserved cliff dwelling of the ancient Anasazi people located in a branch of the Tsegi Canyon in Northeastern Arizona. Kiet Siel is considered by many archaeological experts to be one of the best preserved larger ruins in the Southwest. Purchase this high-quality collection of images for special exhibits, device wallpapers, computer screensavers and small-format, high-resolution wall art up to 8" X 10". Get all 50 images here, for less than $1 per image!

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The Newspaper Rock

  • Title: The Newspaper Rock
  • Description: The pictures at Newspaper Rock were...
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Defiance House Warrior

  • Title: Defiance House Warrior
  • Description: This defiant guardian of the...
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Warrior's at Defiance House

  • Title: Warrior's at Defiance House
  • Description: Defiance House is named after the...
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  •  5/5 (2 votes)

Keet Seel Alcove

  • Title: Keet Seel Alcove
  • Description: The Anasazi of this area were a...
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  •  5/5 (3 votes)

Talastima Tower Portrait

  • Title: Talastima Tower Portrait
  • Description: Keet Seel was discovered in 1895 by...
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Ten Kivas at Cliff Palace

  • Title: Ten Kivas at Cliff Palace
  • Description: Mesa Verde cliff dwelling is the most...
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  •  5/5 (3 votes)

The Great Hunt Panel

  • Title: The Great Hunt Panel
  • Description: The Great Hunt Panel is located in...
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  •  5/5 (5 votes)

Concentric Circles

  • Title: Concentric Circles
  • Description: At Mile Marker 45.9
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Nine Mile Granary

  • Title: Nine Mile Granary
  • Description: High on the wall at Mile 41 of the...
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Balloon Man or Juggler Petroglyph

  • Title: Balloon Man or Juggler Petroglyph
  • Description: Mile Marker 26.6
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  •  5/5 (1 votes)

Juggler Panel at 26.6

  • Title: Juggler Panel at 26.6
  • Description: Highlighted by Balloon Man or Juggler...
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Keet Seel Desert Varnish

  • Title: Keet Seel Desert Varnish
  • Description: Darkened stains on the Keet Seel...
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  •  5/5 (4 votes)

Walled Pathway at Keet Seel

  • Title: Walled Pathway at Keet Seel
  • Description: Keet Seel wall structure between room...
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Keet Seel Desert Varnish

  • Title: Keet Seel Desert Varnish
  • Description: Keet Seel or Kiet Siel (Kįtsʼiil),...
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Keet Seel

  • Title: Keet Seel
  • Description: The Anasazi of this area were a...
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  •  5/5 (3 votes)

Betatakin Pueblo

  • Title: Betatakin Pueblo
  • Description: Betatakin was constructed of...
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Kohta Circus Migration

  • Title: Kohta Circus Migration
  • Description: Deer, sheep, hunters and shaman man...
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Anthromorph Panel at White River Narrows

  • Title: Anthromorph Panel at White River Narrows
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21 Goats at Gold Butte

  • Title: 21 Goats at Gold Butte
  • Description: 21 Goats, a spectacular petroglyph...
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  •  5/5 (2 votes)

Elk at Kohta Circus

  • Title: Elk at Kohta Circus
  • Description: A large, majestic elk surrounded by...
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  •  5/5 (2 votes)

Kohta Circus Migration

  • Title: Kohta Circus Migration
  • Description: Deer, serpents and small...
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Square Tower House

  • Title: Square Tower House
  • Description: Square Tower House was used as a...
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Square Tower House

  • Title: Square Tower House
  • Description: Square Tower House was used as a...
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  •  5/5 (4 votes)

Long House Ruin - Mesa Verde

  • Title: Long House Ruin - Mesa Verde
  • Description: Located on the Wetherill Mesa, Long...
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  •  5/5 (3 votes)

Bighorn at Sloan

  • Title: Bighorn at Sloan
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Zoomorph Twins

  • Title: Zoomorph Twins
  • Description: The greatest concentration of rock...
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  •  5/5 (1 votes)

Mantis Man at Sloan

  • Title: Mantis Man at Sloan
  • Description: Sloan Canyon's rock art is...
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  •  5/5 (2 votes)

Deer Hunter

  • Title: Deer Hunter
  • Description: From Sloan Canyon site, south of Las...
  • Views: 896

  •  4.7/5 (3 votes)

Anthromorph

  • Title: Anthromorph
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  •  5/5 (1 votes)

The Frog

  • Title: The Frog
  • Description: South of Las Vegas, Sloan Canyon's...
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  •  5/5 (1 votes)

Grapevine Canyon Anthromorphs

  • Title: Grapevine Canyon Anthromorphs
  • Description: The Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs are...
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  •  5/5 (2 votes)

Mount Irish Elk Panel

  • Title: Mount Irish Elk Panel
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Artwestimage Photographer on Mount Irish

  • Title: Artwestimage Photographer on Mount Irish
  • Description: Approximately 100 panels at 7 sites...
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  •  5/5 (2 votes)

Pahranagat Style Anthropomorph

  • Title: Pahranagat Style Anthropomorph
  • Description: This anthropomorph style appears...
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Pahranagat Man Petroglyph

  • Title: Pahranagat Man Petroglyph
  • Description: This anthropomorph style appears...
  • Views: 806

  •  5/5 (2 votes)

Newspaper Rock at Gold Butte

  • Title: Newspaper Rock at Gold Butte
  • Description: Lots to admire here, specifically the...
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Fremont Man

  • Title: Fremont Man
  • Description: One thousand years ago, the valleys...
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  •  5/5 (2 votes)

Bird Panel at Kohta Circus

  • Title: Bird Panel at Kohta Circus
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Charcoal Deer in Cave

  • Title: Charcoal Deer in Cave
  • Description: Artwestimage staff discovery of 2010
  • Views: 670

  •  5/5 (1 votes)

White River Narrows Aliens

  • Title: White River Narrows Aliens
  • Description: Anthropomorphs from outer space? On...
  • Views: 906

  •  5/5 (1 votes)

Antiquities

  • Title: Antiquities
  • Description: Hundreds of ruins and artifacts...
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Pottery at Keet Seel Ruin

  • Title: Pottery at Keet Seel Ruin
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Snake Clan Symbol at Betatakin

  • Title: Snake Clan Symbol at Betatakin
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100 Hands Cave at Fremont Historical Park

  • Title: 100 Hands Cave at Fremont Historical...
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  •  5/5 (1 votes)

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