Thompson Wash Rock Art District

	Thompson Wash Rock Art District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The largest panel
	Thompson Wash Rock Art District Thompson Wash Rock Art District
Location	Sego, Grand County, Utah, United States
Nearest city	Thompson Springs, Utah
Coordinates	39°00′13″N 109°42′20″W / 39.003616°N 109.705611°W
NRHP reference No.	80003909
Added to NRHP	August 1, 1980

The Thompson Wash Rock Art District, known by the Bureau of Land Management as the Sego Canyon Rock Art Interpretive Site,^[1] is a rock art site in Grand County, Utah, north of the town of Thompson Springs. It contains art from three different cultures: the Fremont, the Ute, and the Barrier Canyon Style.^[2]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 1, 1980.^[3]

History

The Barrier Canyon Style petroglyphs are the oldest, dating to 2000 BC, while the most recent is the Ute, ranging from the 14th to 17th centuries.^[2]

Panels

The Ute's art shows people with shields, horses, and buffalo. It has been vandalized. The Fremont panel describes large humans, a hunter, and bighorn sheep. Geometric designs also appear, with this panel being similar to ones found in Ninemile Canyon. Finally, the Barrier Style glyphs show small and large humanoid shapes, with the large ones having an appearance similar to a mummy. They do not have arms or legs and possess large eyes and skull-like heads, similar to the ones found in Horseshoe Canyon.^[4]

References

^ "Sego Canyon Rock Art Interpretive Site". Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Roadside Attraction Sego Canyon Rock Art – Thompson Roadside Attraction Sego Canyon Rock Art". Road Trip Ryan. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ "Thompson Wash Rock Art District". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ "Sego Canyon – Rock Art & Ghost Town". Climb Utah. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[1] "Sego Canyon Rock Art Interpretive Site". Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[roadtripryan-2] "Roadside Attraction Sego Canyon Rock Art – Thompson Roadside Attraction Sego Canyon Rock Art". Road Trip Ryan. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[3] "Thompson Wash Rock Art District". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[4] "Sego Canyon – Rock Art & Ghost Town". Climb Utah. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

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