Basin and Range National Monument, Rock Art Around Las Vegas
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Overview The Shooting Gallery Petroglyph Site, located in a disjunct section of Basin and Range National Monument, is an area of desert-varnished volcanic boulders in a bowl-shaped mountain valley. Over the last 6,000 years, people stayed here seasonally flaking stones, building fires, breaking ceramic vessels, and etching the rocks with abstract and representational (e.g., bighorn sheep and human figures) images to record their stories. Presented here are photos of the Starburst Deer Area. For a detailed description of the route, including directions, maps, GPS coordinates, and photos, see Shooting Gallery. |
 Modern humans at Starburst Deer panel (view E) |
 Starburst Deer panel (view E) |
 Starburst Deer panel (view E) |
Starburst deer with cloud shadow on rock |
 Starburst deer with full sun on rock |
 Starburst deer with cloud shadow and photo editing |
 Rock shelter |
 Home, sweet home! |
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 Densely packed petroglyph panel |
 Densely packed petroglyph panel |
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 White and red stone flakes cover the ground in some areas |
 White and red stone flakes on the ground |
 Stone tool: chopper or axe |
 Stone tool: chopper or axe |
 Stone tool: drill |
 Stone tool: drill |
 Stone tool: drill as held for use |
 Stone tool: drill |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
; Last updated 211128
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