V bar V Ranch Petroglyphs (Circles and Spirals Theme)

Chris Dodkin

Chris Dodkin

West Coast Correspondent
Visited the V bar V ranch near Sedona AZ - which has an amazing cliff-face on it's grounds, covered with petroglyphs from long-gone Native American Tribes.

Of particular interest, the concentric circle patterns, part of a yearly astral calendar on the main petroglyph panel.

As the sun moves across the sky during the year, it casts a shadow over this rock face, and on the solstices, it aligns with the concentric circle symbols.

So the Native American farmers could tell what time of year it was, when to plant their 1st and 2nd crops - when to harvest - when the days would start getting longer on the way back from deep winter. Amazing.

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Yes, Hamish,...I see several pizzas illustrated, as well as a birthday cake, an Airedale terrier, a cross-laced pastry pie topping, several individuals blowing smoke rings, a dog having fun with a deer, and a couple of turtles absolutely turned upside down at some joke that was just told. Had to be a party. A good one worthy of etching in stone. :p
 
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