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Petroglyphs, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA

Petroglyphs, pictures etched into the rock surface, depicting ancestral Puebloans along the bottom, with other clans at the top including (left-right) Mountain Lion clan, Horned Toad clan, Parrot clan, Mountain Sheep clan and Eagle clan, on the Petroglyph Point Trail, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The double spiral is a sipapu, representing the place where Pueblo people believe they emerged from the earth, so the rock face tells the story of various clans, their origins and movements. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Petroglyphs, pictures etched into the rock surface, depicting ancestral Puebloans along the bottom, with other clans at the top including (left-right) Mountain Lion clan, Horned Toad clan, Parrot clan, Mountain Sheep clan and Eagle clan, on the Petroglyph Point Trail, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The double spiral is a sipapu, representing the place where Pueblo people believe they emerged from the earth, so the rock face tells the story of various clans, their origins and movements. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen