The Parowan Gap by Norman V. Garth

Author:Norman, V. Garth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc.
Published: 2015-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

Area F

FIG. 11—AREA F CLIFFS MAP

AREA F IS LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE NARROWS, SOUTH SIDE.

Area F starts in the center cliffs and extends eastward into a large, well protected recessed area with good morning sun and afternoon shade, a welcome gathering place from the warm summer sun. This may account for the 150+ petroglyphs pecked here. Erosion and re-pecking indicates a long history in the petroglyphs which challenges de-coding them. Test excavations exposed some petroglyphs covered by soil erosion. A heavy rock and boulder fall on the east has buried some petroglyphs. A large boulder in the cave shelter, probably from an earthquake, buried a first century a.d. occupation level and petroglyphs nearly three thousand years older (3000 b.c.). There is a lot of duplication of calendar figures here, but also interesting innovations.

Panel F1

FIG. 11:1

The west end of Area F begins with an isolated box composed of 5 vertical lines. This is a common glyph for the five divisions of the sun’s transit between winter and summer solstice. It is directly opposite the north peak. The figure forms 4 cross-quarters in the half year between the solstice signs, which matches the observatory cairns.

Panel F2

Lunar

FIG. 11:2

This panel at the top of the narrow talus slope records the moon progression from new-moon crescent at the bottom to quarter moon (half circle) with two 7-day quarter counts above leading to full moon (15 days) at the top. This narrow slot would have been illuminated by full moon overhead as night settled in, and may have had a ceremonial role with the moon’s fertility tie to mother earth as in traditional Native American beliefs.

Panel F3

260-Day, 9-Month Sacred Calendar

FIG. 11:3

Panel F3 is located at the base of the cliff near the corner where the talus slope rises to F2. Drainage water has eroded the base of this panel. This panel is composed of five columns of waves, circles and a ladder. Calendar signs are:

Two 9-ladders (9 moons) emphasize the 260-day fertility-pregnancy cycle.

Geometric design with an umbrella over a wheel; this relates to the sky canopy on Panel F7a and Panel 7b.

Box of 12 dots above the wheel = year (4 rows of 3 dots for 4, 3-month seasons).

Seven-spoke year wheel is 7 × 52 = 364 days in the 260-day (5 × 52 = 260 days) and 105-day (2 × 52 = 104 days); Panel C13 on the north peak cliff matches this wheel.

Wheel top = summer solstice with path lines connecting to a new moon crescent; another path line extends down from the left side of the moon to a 3-section oval.

A bold line from the middle of the crescent connects down to the August 12 beginning of 9-month, 260-day calendar.

Five dots below the wheel also identify these five sections in the 260-day cycle.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.