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<< Our Photo Pages >> Valley of the Shields - Rock Art in United States in The Northwest Mountains

Submitted by JulieRyder on Thursday, 14 January 2016  Page Views: 6751

Rock ArtSite Name: Valley of the Shields
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 129.666 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: The Northwest Mountains Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Billings, Montana  Nearest Village: Bridger, Montana
Latitude: 45.343558N  Longitude: 108.915144W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Valley of the Shields
Valley of the Shields submitted by JulieRyder : Changing of the World Pictograph located in Valley of the Shields in Montana, USA was interpreted by Leon Secatero, a Navajo Headman. This glyph was made by the Navajo when they traveled through Montana according to archaeological studies of the pigment. http://www.galacticfacets.com/ancient-pictographs.html (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in The Northwest Mountains

Valley of the Shields is the largest polychrome pictograph site in North America with 110 panels discovered so far. It is the Pryor Mountains in Carbon County, Montana. According to Leon Secatero, a Navajo Elder, this glyph named Changing of the Worlds is read from right to left and represents the story of the first three worlds. The Fourth and Fifth World are in order below and on the next panel. http://www.galacticfacets.com/ancient-pictographs.html
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Re: Valley of the Shields by Anonymous on Sunday, 30 April 2017
There is also a throne/altar carved into the top of a sandstone cliff at this site. Incredible place to visit.
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