South Mountain Hohokam Petroglyphs

 

South Mountain Arizona Hohokam Petroglyphs

 

 

Images in left columns are from a site I am exploring in South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ.   I have also collected related images from other sites and links to research on Chaco and Hohokam cultures.  
   

link to Midsummer full moons with alt/dec data

information about Hohokam near Phoenix

Hohokam bibliography

 

 

Source

 

The image on the boulder (left) is from a site run by Deer Valley Research Center, near Phoenix. They have a comprehensive database of each kind of markings.

This org. has fieldtrips to locations in the are, including Heiroglyphic Canyon.

 

       
This is a panel of two patterns detailed in the next two frames (left)  

Two photos of a single complex panel containing a remarkable double snake (or lightening) on top of a double spiral, a circle dance, and an intricate geometric (astronomical?) pattern.

 

Vernal equinox chart

Source

 

   

This is a large panel composed of animals, people, and astronomical (?) symbols - they are selected and enlarged (left)  

   
These are found on the side, and top, of a squarish rock about 3' X 3' on the canyon floor between two large panels.

   

 

 

   
     
     
     
     
   

Images of Hohokam (right) as constellations Orion, Pleiades, etc

    The Orion Zone (right) maps the constellation across the entire Southwest region.