Rock Art In Horseshoe Canyon

In order to understanding human culture and society, the archaeological record provides precedent for human reaction to climate change and reveals information about patterns of civilization. As a science, archaeology is limited to material records of culture. While most material preserved in the archaeological record relates to technology and economics, rock art provides unique insight into the social organization and ideology of the cultures that created it. In fact, Horseshoe Canyon is one of the best known rock art styles in the western United States, which contains some of the most significant rock art in North America, including "The Great Gallery", and is believed to date to the Late Archaic period (1700 B.C. to A.D. 500).