Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel
Fremont (900–1200 CE)·Fremont (San Rafael)·🇺🇸 Utah, Emery County, San Rafael Swell, Rochester Creek, United States
About
About Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel
Emery Rochester recorded by Gunnerson 1960s, Fremont horned shaman and migration trail. Recorded context — Period: Fremont (900–1200 CE); Culture: Fremont (San Rafael); Field status: partially excavated; Materials: Navajo sandstone; Condition: preserved — BLM.
Why it mattersKey Fremont (San Rafael) rock-art with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
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. 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
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel
c. 1100 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel
On the ground
Structures & features
39.1190° N · 111.0080° W · 1780 m · 3 mapped features
- Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — primary structure39.1193° N · 111.0061° W
- Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — outlier feature39.1189° N · 111.0072° W
- Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — Rock_Art Annex 3rock artrock art at Rochester Creek Rock Art — Moorehead Panel — outlier feature39.1187° N · 111.0066° W