Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant

Why it mattersKey Southern Paiute / Ancestral Puebloan rock-art with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3000 BCE abstract; Pueblo 700–1100 CE figures

Period

Archaic to Ancestral Puebloan (3000 BCE–1300 CE)

Culture

Southern Paiute / Ancestral Puebloan

Purpose

Densest Grand Canyon petroglyph field — 1000+ panels 8 ha on Kaibab limestone boulders and trail markers

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1951

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant

2. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant

3. c. 3000 BCE abstract; Pueblo 700–1100 CE figures

   Initial construction / first occupation at Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant

• Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant — hydraulic feature

  36.1839° N · 113.8198° W

• Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant — subsidiary complex

  36.1844° N · 113.8222° W

• Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant — subsidiary complex

  36.1829° N · 113.8230° W