Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel

Why it mattersKey Barrier Canyon → Fremont → Ute layered 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. 6000 BCE Barrier; 800 CE Fremont; 1850 Ute horses

Period

Archaic Barrier (6000 BCE) → Fremont (600 CE) → Ute (1800 CE)

Culture

Barrier Canyon → Fremont → Ute layered

Purpose

Tri-culture palimpsest — Barrier ghosts + Fremont shields + Ute horses/bison on same 14 m panel

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1951

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel

2. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel

3. c. 6000 BCE Barrier; 800 CE Fremont; 1850 Ute horses

   Initial construction / first occupation at Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel

• Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel — primary structure

  39.0127° N · 109.6981° W

• Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel — subsidiary complex

  39.0105° N · 109.6954° W

• Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Sego Canyon — Three Cultures Panel — hydraulic feature

  39.0121° N · 109.6983° W