Newspaper Rock — North Panel Ancillary (Utah)
Newspaper N Panel
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇺🇸 Utah, Newspaper Rock, United States
Unknown 1st century CE Roman artist; Photo courtesy of Annette Haug · Public domain
About
About Newspaper Rock — North Panel Ancillary (Utah)
Newspaper Rock — North Panel Ancillary (Utah) in Utah, Newspaper Rock, United States is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and workshop area. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area unmeasured ha. Excavation excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1400 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ritual landscape model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 1955
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1082 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1957
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
37.9900° N · 109.5200° W · 1400 m · 4 mapped features
- Main Painted PanelpanelMain Painted Panel at Newspaper Rock — North Panel Ancillary (Utah) — panel with stratified deposits37.9913° N · 109.5182° W
- Upper Gallery NichegalleryUpper Gallery Niche at Newspaper Rock — North Panel Ancillary (Utah) — gallery with stratified deposits37.9879° N · 109.5199° W
- Ancillary Engraving ClusterengravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Newspaper Rock — North Panel Ancillary (Utah) — engraving with stratified deposits37.9882° N · 109.5186° W
- Rock Fall BoulderboulderRock Fall Boulder at Newspaper Rock — North Panel Ancillary (Utah) — boulder with stratified deposits37.9904° N · 109.5193° W
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