Parowan Gap Petroglyphs
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Parowan Gap Petroglyphs are a renowned prehistoric rock art site in southern Utah featuring extensive Native American carvings believed to hold astronomical and cultural significance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
petroglyph site ⓘ rock art site ⓘ |
| access | Parowan Gap Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Fremont culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carvedOn | Navajo Sandstone cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalAttribution | Native American ⓘ |
| estimatedEarliestDate | circa 500 CE ⓘ |
| estimatedLatestDate | circa 1300 CE ⓘ |
| hasConservationMeasures |
site monitoring
ⓘ
visitor education ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
anthropomorphic figures
ⓘ
calendar markers ⓘ equinox alignment markers ⓘ extensive petroglyph panels ⓘ geometric designs ⓘ solstice alignment markers ⓘ zoomorphic figures ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
astronomical significance
ⓘ
cultural significance ⓘ religious significance ⓘ |
| hasUse |
astronomical observatory
ⓘ
ceremonial site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| interpretiveFacilities |
interpretive signs
ⓘ
parking area ⓘ viewing areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iron County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cedar City, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parowan, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestHighway | U.S. Route 91 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| protectedAs | cultural resource ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedIn | a natural wind gap in the Red Hills ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
ⓘ
astronomical alignment studies ⓘ ethnographic studies ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
natural weathering
ⓘ
vandalism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | prehistoric ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.