Griffiths Canyon Petroglyphs - Prehistoric rockart site - full adventure
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- The Griffith Canyon petroglyph site is a large series of prehistoric rockart that we show you how to get to and what these ancient communications or drawings are all about. This is the full adventure and hike in, viewing and deciphering the petroglyphs and hiking out. This canyon is on the other side of the pre-American or indigenous cave and rock shelters we found. Would have been a perfect place for a shaman to get protection from the elements or sleep. You can watch that video, titled,”Indian rock shelter near Griffith Canyon, Nevada” here -
Griffiths Canyon Petroglyphs video index or contents:
0:00 travelling directions to site in Sparks, Nevada
3:01 hiking into the petroglyphs of Griffiths Canyon
6:00 1st panel or plate of petroglyphs
6:29 Masonic symbol petroglyph compass & square
6:52 Dancing shaman - anthropomorphic
7:37 Long horn sheep rockart
8:46 Spear thrower - ancient Atlatl petroglyph
12:14 circle petroglyphs
13:19 3rd panel of glyphs on right of stream bed
13:46 ancient markings - grid petroglyphs
14:13 compass reading - south facing petroglyphs
14:33 Circle with grooved dots around it
15:10 Next arrow panel of petroglyphs
15:35 Basket weaver petroglyph with diamonds and circles
15:51 Upside down cross with circles
15:57 Long legged anthropomorphic being or figure
16:21 Several concentric circles
16:52 Wavy line rockart and more
17:02 landscape shot of arrow panel of ancient rockart
18:56 3-digit paw or hand
19:48 5th panel of petroglyphs along dry streambed
21:08 platform of ceremonial area
21:42 South and north facing petroglyphs
23:20 Graffiti and old petroglyphs
23:57 Groove markings
25:30 Panel high up north-facing petroglyphs
26:34 rugged hiking pools of water
26:58 Panel north facing cool symbols
27:45 dancing rabbit petroglyph
28:24 cliff face and canyon peaks
31:09 We had back up the canyon
32:21 Examine higher locations
33:16 grooved hole around petroglyphs
33:41 re-viewing Griffith Canyon panles and rockart
34:53 Close up Concentric circle
35:19 Lightning bolt petroglyph
36:00 squiggly line
36:50 Not easy to chisel petroglyphs
37:25 Hiking back up with theories
40:00 Rock shelter location close by
41:21 Indian chiefs char in rock
43:21 Very old Sierra juniper pine
47:03 Hike back to jeep - God bless
It is an amazing site, with a lovely hike down in. If we can do it, if my 81 year old father can hike down and back, you can likely too! It is a bit rugged here or there, a moderate hike and good shoes for loose rocks and boulder jumping of sorts, is required. The centuries old Sierra juniper (Juniperus grandis) was an amazing pine tree to witness! That tree, likely around 2,000 years old, was here before settlers and was likely touch by the very indigenous people, likely the Paiute people, that lived here.
Discover the petroglyph site in Griffiths Canyon, Nevada. This sacred site, which is tucked away in the Great Basin Desert in Sparks country, just outside of Reno really, has ancient rock art that depicts tales from indigenous tribes, likely the Paiute Indians. Explore the complex carvings, writings actually, carved into the cliffs, including human (anthropomorphic) and animal figures (zoomorphic), celestial objects, and scenes from daily life. As stand in front of amazing works of art via this video, surrounded by the calm of desert canyon in the spring, we all feel the weight of history. Respecting the petroglyphs' preservation, do not try to carve or even touch the objects. Allow the Griffiths Canyon Petroglyph site to spark your imagination and transport you to a pre historic time.
“Parking is along a pullout on a hairpin curve on Pyrenees Drive in Spanish Springs. A faint footpath is visible directly across the road, where it descends into the canyon wash. The path is rough and sometimes features jagged rock at the creek bottom, which is dry most of the year. The first petroglyph galleries can be seen about a third of a mile down the canyon, with several examples lining the canyon on flat rock surfaces.” - source: www.outdoorpro...
Perhaps also some ‘petrosomatoglyphs’ were seen for sure, which are just parts of a body carved into the rock, like a foot, hand, leeg or arm.
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Not quite megalithic in construction, but some of these carvings are ancient, perhaps as old as several thousand years old, if not likely even older. When you weigh in that the Lake Winnemucca petroglyphs have been accurate dated as 15,000 years old, then these could easily be close to that. Even that basketweave style was to be seen in both sacred sites! Watch the full Lake Winnemucca petroglyph video here:
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This examination and adventure to the Griffiths Canyon petroglyphs, was a true blessing to a Prehistoric rockart site with a lot to offer.
The atlatl (atel-latel) changes the fulcrum from the elbow to the wrist, enabling the thrower to throw the spear further and with more power.
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I'm wondering if the circles represent either a water hole or perhaps a landmark like the sun above during a specific spot in the day or the hills. .Really enjoy your channel and your father🤙 is so awesome!
Thank you 🙏 - some very good possibilities ❗️The sun likely rises and sets down and up that canyon! Very interesting 💡 idea.
They could, but all of the shapes and symbols don’t necessarily have to represent anything. Humans thousands of years ago were just as prone to doodling nonsense as we are today.
Sometimes the circles represent "Hoop Dancing". Every hoop has meaning and the dances and dancers are very beautiful. This year the World Finals Hoop Dancing was the best I've ever seen. Watch a couple of the dancers and you will see what I mean. They use up to 16 hoops to recreate animals and insects and the flow of life. The Adleadle is usually represented by a wiggly line. I love this stuff and have been studying Native American culture since I can remember and now with TH-cam and good people like you, I can see so many sites I would never have been able to see on my own. I have visited Utah, Arizona, California and Nevada extensively, but this gives me a chance to see everything up close. I have been studying the damage at some of these sites. Especially the sites destroyed by water. There hasn't been water in those areas for thousands of years. There are petroglyphs under glacial striations and that puts that particular place at 12,000 years minimum. 30 million years for Lake Bonneville to have been there. The waterways that were left were diverted to starve out the last of the Indigenous People. Why else would people leave their homes? Water or enemies. The "Relocation Act" of 1863 was the nail in the coffin. Thank You for taking us along.
Thank you 🙏 so kindly for the informative comment. Extremely interesting. I will certainly check out hoop dancing. Have an excellent day.
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