San Rafael Swell
Rock Art:
Forty-five Degree Rock
This page contains a discussion of the rock art found on the Forty-five Degree Rock Panel within the San Rafael Swell in Utah. All photographs are from our our personal collection. If you'd like to see more rock art from this location, or if you'd like to see higher resolution or larger images, send us an e-mail message and we'll see what we can do.
This site gained its name because it is on a cluster of rocks tipped up at a 45 degree angle toward the east. It is a nice panel of many small petroglyphs of anthropomorphs and zoomorphs. At the top center there is a Kokopelli-like figure that may have a flute and is carrying a burden basket on its back.
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| Anthropomorphs | |
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FDR003: Heavily weathered, this figure appears to have a triangular or trapezoidal torso and a bucket shaped head, possibly making it of Fremont origin. |
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FDR004: This figure is bent over with a burden basket or pack. |
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FDR011: This figure is bent over under the weight of a burden basket. |
| Geometric Figures and Patterns | |
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FDR002: This unusual figure looks a little like an elongated foot, with equally elongated toes. |
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FDR009: This figure appears to be a string of balls or circles. |
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FDR012: It is difficult to guess what this might be. |
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FDR017: This image of a natural junction of fractures in the stone also shows the use of the natural feature as part of a man-made zigzag that may represent water. |
| Panels | |
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FDR001: This images shows most of the small panel found at this site. |
| Zoomorphs | |
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FDR005: This is a bear-like figure. |
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FDR006: This looks like a Desert Big Horn sheep. |
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FDR007: This may represent a horned serpent or snake, or it might simply be a line extended from the horns of a Desert Big Horn sheep. |
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FDR008: Looks like a Desert Big Horn sheep grazing. |
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FDR010: This appears to be a heavily weathered mountain goat or Big Horn sheep. |
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FDR013: A Desert Big Horn sheep with an unidentifiable object. |
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FDR014: A Desert Big Horn sheep with a zigzag line connected to its rear leg. See FDR017 for comments about the use of the natural features in this stone. |
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FDR015: May be some sort of zoomorph, or just random markings on the surface of the rock. |
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FDR016: A heavily weathered Desert Big Horn sheep. |
