Uinkaret — Ancillary Lava Tube Petroglyph North (Arizona)
Uinkaret Petroglyph N
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇺🇸 Arizona, Uinkaret Plateau, United States
About
About Uinkaret — Ancillary Lava Tube Petroglyph North (Arizona)
Uinkaret — Ancillary Lava Tube Petroglyph North (Arizona) in Arizona, Uinkaret Plateau, United States is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 4.9 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1500 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Ritual landscape model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 1991
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1014 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1889
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9000° N · 113.1000° W · 1500 m · 4 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Uinkaret — Ancillary Lava Tube Petroglyph North (Arizona) — panel with stratified deposits
36.9018° N · 113.1010° WUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Uinkaret — Ancillary Lava Tube Petroglyph North (Arizona) — gallery with stratified deposits
36.9001° N · 113.1005° WAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Uinkaret — Ancillary Lava Tube Petroglyph North (Arizona) — engraving with stratified deposits
36.9012° N · 113.0983° WRock Fall Boulder
boulderRock Fall Boulder at Uinkaret — Ancillary Lava Tube Petroglyph North (Arizona) — boulder with stratified deposits
36.9006° N · 113.0986° W