The Ancient Leonard Rockshelter Petroglyph Site - Lovelock, Nevada, USA
Leonard Rockshelter Petroglyph site & tufa rock formations
The Leonard Rockshelter ancient Native American petroglyph site and camp is not well known. That said, it was one of the most amazing hikes and historical rock art sites I’ve been to! Also up by the site, which the locals call the Indian cave, there are amazing tufa rock formations, some of the most beautiful in the world! Thank God we stopped at the Marzen museum before starting our adventure this day. Otherwise, we would have only seen the Lovelock cave, which is more mainstream and know about.
At the museum we met Mrs Munk, who not only told us all about the legends of giants in this area from back when (see other video here with that video: • The Case for Giants at... ) but she also said, don’t forget to go to the "Indian cave". That is an open secret from Lovelock and is officially called the Leonard Rockshelter. This is a true prehistoric site!
Join us as we explore this Nevada petroglyph site at Leonard Rockshelter near the infamous Lovelock cave. Explore the prehistoric rock art that the area's indigenous past inhabitants have left behind. Discover the possible significance of these petroglyphs as well as the many styles and methods utilised to produce or carve them. Imagine the stories and beliefs of the indigenous people who carved the numerous, sometimes mysterious symbols into the tufa rocks. Anyone interested in Native American history and archaeology must visit this location since it serves as a significant reminder of the region's rich cultural past.
"Leonard Rockshelter, designated 26PE14, is a prehistoric site... that was discovered in 1936. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, qualifying because its well-preserved stratigraphy revealed a long continuum of sporadic cultural occupations from 6710 BC to AD 1400…. Some of these were later radiocarbon dated to between 6710 and 5088 BCE. Further analysis has indicated that there were at least three distinct periods of occupation in prehistory, in addition to historic artefacts from the 19th century. One find dating to c. 3500 BCE was of an infant burial in a basket that had become complete carbonized over time. The oldest dated finds at the site are to c. 9249 BCE, not long after the recession of prehistoric Lake Lahontan from the region.” Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard...
So, as you see, this is a very important petroglyph site. More than just the rock art, but many artefacts have been found here. We found some sort of grading stone at the beginning of the video. For us, the amazing rock formations, coupled with the mysterious communications the ancient native indigenous people chiseled into the hard surfaces made this adventure a truly referable one. You’re alone up on this mesa or peak of sorts and the huge tufa cliff outcrop hangs over you, providing shade from the hot sun. This is a special site, one could say a spiritual significant site for the original people of this region.
Archaeologist are even trying to research more about this site:
www.archaeologicalconservancy...
In this other video on this ancient site, he claims that one symbol is an atlatl, an ancient Indian hunting device that pre-dated the bow and arrow! See - • Leonard's Cave Petrogl...
I’m not too sure of that, as each one is unique. What are your thoughts?
The unique tufa formations or tufa rocks, are, well, out of this world! It feels like another planet at times looking at this amazing rock formations on the cliff face. All of this with the backdrop of complete silence in a remote part of the United States, Lovelock, Nevada.
#Petroglyphs #Rockart #Nevada
What were the ancient native Americans trying to symbolise here or tell us?
Leonard Rockshelter Petroglyph and tufa rock site in Lovelock, Nevada!
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