Newspaper Rock State Park Utah - May 12, 1999 Home Pictures Questions Links Books <- Back | Next ->

This single rock face has hundreds of images. Some of them are believed to be as much as 1500 years old, while others are definitely newer. It was pretty interesting to see so many in one place. Newspaper Rock State Park is located just outside the entrance to Canyonlands National Park, about 40 miles south of Moab and 60 miles north of Monticello. The drive off the main road is about 20 miles. Aside from the mileage, it was really easy to get to, even in our large Learning Vehicle.

A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols of the Greater Southwest by Alex Patterson (Compiler)

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Harrison and Amanda take a moment to draw some picures of Newspaper Rock, and jot down some facts. Native American Rock Art : A Petroglyph Stamp Kit for All Ages (Craft Kit) by Judith Dupre How many different animals can you find here? People did not have horses on the American Continent until the Spanish brought them. That tells us that the image of a man on a horse here was carved sometime after 1500ce. SHOW ME! Harrison drew some of the images from Newspaper Rock. Can you identiry any of them? Notice the tracks in this close-up. What sort of creature do you think they represent?

Links	Related Field Trip Pages
Newspaper Rock - desertusa.com Details about the State Park Newspaper Rock - Surweb (Online education resources about Utah) Lots of pictures and explanations about Newspaper Rock and its petroglyphs Newspaper Rock Art Stories - Maxwell Hill Elementary, Bekley WV Elementary students make up their own stories and illustrations. Utah's Rock Art Rock Art replicas you can buy.	Fremont Indian State Park Petroglyphs and Fremont Indian artifacts during our Great Brean trip

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Who Were the First North Americans? (Starting Point History Series) by Philippa Wingate, Struan Reid, David Cuzik (Illustrator), Stuart R	Images in Stone: Southwest Rock Art by David Muench (Photographer), Polly Schaafsma Legacy on Stone : Rock Art of the Colorado Plateau and Four Corners Region by Sally J. Cole Petroglyphs : Ancient Language/Sacred Art by Sabra Moore The Rock Art of Utah : A Study from the Donald Scott Collection by Polly Schaafsma A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols of the Greater Southwest by Alex Patterson (Compiler)