Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel

Why it mattersKey Fremont (San Rafael) 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. 1100 CE

Period

Fremont (900–1200 CE)

Culture

Fremont (San Rafael)

Purpose

San Rafael Fremont rock tower with 100+ figures — horned helm and trapezoidal gods above floodplain

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1909

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel

2. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel

3. c. 1100 CE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel

• Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — primary structure

  39.1193° N · 111.0061° W

• Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — outlier feature

  39.1189° N · 111.0072° W

• Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — Rock_Art Annex 3

  rock art

  rock art at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — outlier feature

  39.1187° N · 111.0066° W