<< Our Photo Pages >> Blythe Intaglios - Hill Figure or Geoglyph in United States in The West
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Multi-periodSite Name: Blythe Intaglios Alternative Name: The Blythe GiantsCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 50.83 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The West Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Nearest Village: Blythe, CA
Latitude: 33.800600N Longitude: 114.5321W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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mfrincu visited on 11th Nov 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Spirals and human figures. Walk around the enclosures to find the best spot to view them.
There are three human figures, some detailed with fingers and toes. Near two of the figures are quadrupedal animals. Members of the Mohave and Quechan tribes of the Lower Colorado River have stated that the human figures represent Mastamho, a creator god. The animal figures represent Hatakulva, a mountain lion who helped in the act of creation. Although an exact age has not been determined, the figures are considered to predate European contact and are at least 400 years old.
In the 1950's the figures had become damaged by ignorant visitors as well as intentional vandalism. The figures were "scoured" following the earliest aerial photos and then fenced. Although they are best seen from the air (and can just be made out in the aerial view link on this site), two of the figure groups are on public land and can be visited.
The location given is for the most northerly human figure. The other figures can be found at (33.8004N, 114.5382W) and (33.7954N, 114.5369W).
Text posted by bat400; Flickr-pictures submitted by Harald_Platta; MP-pictures submitted by mfrincu
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