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Cochise College Library Digital Collection - Rock Art of Cochise County
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    • Mounted Apache Warrior

    • Mounted Apache Warrior

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    • Pictograph; Rock art--Arizona

    • This pictograph of a mounted warrior was found in the Cave Creek area of the Chiricahua Mountains and the image was taken by Gene Riggs. Apaches arrived in the Southwest about 600 years ago. In Arizona, the Apaches formed groups located in eastern...
    • Chiricahua Mountains long tailed quadruped

    • Chiricahua Mountains long tailed quadruped

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    • Petroglyphs--Arizona; Petroglyphs--Southwest New; Rock art --Arizona

    • This petroglyph was found in a canyon on the eastern slopes of the Chiricahua Mountains on the Arizona/New Mexico border. This example of petroglyph is representative of the Mogollon tradition. The Native American culture known as the Mogollon...
    • Mogollon Geometric Elements

    • Mogollon Geometric Elements

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    • Petroglyphs--Arizona; Petroglyphs--Southwest New; Rock art --Arizona

    • This petroglyph is a geometric shape typical of the Mogollon tradition.The Native American culture known as the Mogollon lived in the southwest from approximately AD 150 until sometime between AD 1300 and AD 1400. It was found in a canyon on the...
    • Mimbres Style Quadruped

    • Mimbres Style Quadruped

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    • Petroglyphs--Arizona; Petroglyphs--Southwest New; Rock art --Arizona

    • This petroglyph of a quadruped is classic Mimbres style. The Mimbres culture is a subset of the larger Mogollon culture and was centered in the Mimbres Valley. Their territory encompassed the upper Gila River and parts of the upper San Francisco...
    • Mimbres Dragon Fly

    • Mimbres Dragon Fly

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    • Petroglyphs--Arizona; Petroglyphs--Southwest New; Rock art --Arizona

    • This petroglyph of a dragon fly is typical of the Mimbres style. The Mimbres culture is a subset of the larger Mogollon culture and was centered in the Mimbres Valley. Their territory encompassed the upper Gila River and parts of the upper San...
    • Mimbres Style Petroglyphs

    • Mimbres Style Petroglyphs

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    • Petroglyphs--Arizona; Petroglyphs--Southwest New; Rock art --Arizona

    • A petroglyph is rock art that is pecked, scratched or abraided into the rock surface. These petroglyphs depict a big horn sheep, a dragon fly and other elements characteristic of the Mimbres culture. These and other petroglyphs found on the eastern...

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