Newspaper Rock in Petroglyph National Momument - made 400 -700 years ago by the Ancient Puebloans

Masked face with headdress - located in Petroglyph National Monument

Petroglyphs in Piedras Marcadas Canyon, Petroglyph NM - little is known about the true meaning of this ancient rock art

A mixed scene of hunting to include a turtle, snake and bird - a face with eyes painted

Human and religious figures were a common theme in the petroglyphs of the Ancient Puebloans

A large cat depicted here - the petroglyph is made by striking the basalt boulders with a hammerstone removing the dark varnish on the boulder’s surface

Animal representations including snakes and coyotes are found among the volcanic basalt deposits in Petroglyph NM

There are over 1200 petroglyphs in Rinconada Canyon, Petroglyph NM - among them this depiction of a painted warrior and a figure ascending to the sky