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Utah's Ancient Fremont
AUGUST 2006
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Grim Message?
Photograph by Ira Block
Fremont petroglyphs at McKee Springs, Utah, include a round shield flanked by two figures with headdresses. Though the meaning of the panel remains obscure, a popular interpretation has the figure on the left holding a severed, bleeding head by the hair. "It could be a way of warning trespassers to stay away," says archaeologist Jerry Spangler. Whatever the purpose, "the execution of rock-art images was a major focus of prehistoric lifeways," Spangler says, "important socially, politically, and ideologically."
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Camera: Canon 5D
Format: Digital
Lens: 16mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/180 @ f/16
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Weather Conditions: Clear, sunny
Time of Day: Afternoon
Lighting Techniques: Natural light and strobe
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