Incised Stones

Title Native American Artifacts
Description Native American artifacts from northern Utah and adjacent regions reflecting various cultural traditions dating between ca. 11,500 BC and 1900 AD. These images are examples of basic artifact categories that are typical of western North American foraging and horticultural societies, such as chipped stone, ground stone, ceramic, bone skin, and textile industries.
Subject Indians of North America--Utah--Antiquities; Antiquities, Prehistoric--Utah
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Digital 2014
Temporal Coverage 11500 BC - 1900 AD
Medium Photogrphay
Type Image/StillImage
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Weber State University.
Format image/jpeg
ARK ark:/87278/s6smc03z
Setname wsu_vhm
ID 98410
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6smc03z

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Title Incised Stones
Image Captions Incised stones from the Little Mountain area of northern Utah. Many prehistoric habitation sites in the Great Basin contain etched tabular pieces of stone, most of which exhibit geometric designs such as triangles, punctations, parallel and cross-hatched lines, chevrons, and ovals. As with the Fremont human figurines, the primary purposes of these artifacts cannot be determined. Speculations to their functions vary widely, including idle scribbling, ceremonial activities, and trance-related visions.
Description Native American artifacts from northern Utah and adjacent regions reflecting various cultural traditions dating between ca. 11,500 BC and 1900 AD. These images are examples of basic artifact categories that are typical of western North American foraging and horticultural societies, such as chipped stone, ground stone, ceramic, bone skin, and textile industries.
Subject Indians of North America--Utah--Antiquities
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Original 300-1800 AD
Date Digital 2014
Spatial Coverage Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5549030, 39.25024, -111.75103
Type Image/StillImage
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Weber State University.
Source Private Collection
Format image/jpeg
Setname wsu_vhm
ID 98453
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6smc03z/98453