Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico
Jornada Mogollon (900–1400 CE)·Jornada Mogollon·🇺🇸 New Mexico, Otero County, Tularosa Basin, Three Rivers, near Carrizozo, United States
About
About Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico
Three Rivers recorded by Schaafsma 1960s, Jornada style linked to Mimbres–Casas Grandes. Recorded context — Period: Jornada Mogollon (900–1400 CE); Culture: Jornada Mogollon; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: basalt; Condition: preserved — BLM.
Why it mattersKey Jornada Mogollon rock-art with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Observatory
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 peak
- Period
- Jornada Mogollon (900–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Jornada Mogollon
- Purpose
- Jornada mask petroglyph field — 21,000 petroglyphs on basalt ridge (50 acres) with masked kachina-mimics
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1977
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico
c. 1100 CE peak
Initial construction / first occupation at Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico
On the ground
Structures & features
33.3370° N · 106.0740° W · 1380 m · 3 mapped features
- Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico — outlier feature33.3365° N · 106.0760° W
- Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico — hydraulic feature33.3362° N · 106.0747° W
- Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Three Rivers Petroglyphs New Mexico — primary structure33.3355° N · 106.0733° W
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