This is very clearly marked in Valley of Fire State Park. You just walk up the canyon a ways and there are many petroglyphs. Many interesting designs that include a spiral, cloud looking and rainstorm looking, people holding hands and centipede like.
This petroglyph rock is in Valley of Fire State Park and clearly marked on the state park map.
It is call Atlatl rock because it has a depiction of an atlatl as well as another of someone throwing one. The atlatl was a very effective weapon with a throwing stick. The projectile was larger than an arrow and the arrow head was also larger. They could be very accurate and were used in hunting and in battle.
Atlatl rock is in the air. A short walk and a staircase take you to the rock.
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| The first picture shows the atlatl with a mountain goat above. with a thrower beneath |
This book tells stories of the great white prophet and miracles associated with him. These stories do not come from an isolated roup, but are general throughout the people of the Americas, and the islands. The Book of Mormon tells of the visit of Jesus Christ to the people in the Americas. Nephites and Lamanites at the temple in the land Bountiful. This book tells similar stories through the land, how the prophet taught against human sacrifice, and warring with each other. In the Book of Mormon the influence of Jdsus lasted for over two hundred years before the people divided and began fighting with each other.
After reading this book, there is really no denying that Jesus visited the New world after his resurrection. It is documented in the stories of numerous groups, whether North American or South American or MesoAmerica, and also the islands of the South Pacific. I very much enjoyed it. I purchased it through the Wayne May bookstore LDSarcheology.
Indian Grinding Rock State Park is located 12 miles east of Jackson off of highway 88 on Pinegrove Canyon Road. This area was originally part of the Miwok territory. The area had three different types of oak trees which produced acorns which was the primary food of their diet. The park has a limestone outcropping which has been used for many years to grind the acorns. There are 1,125 mortar holes in the park. The acorns need to be leached because of the tannins in the acorn meat. The Miwoks would shell, and then grind the acorn using a pestle in the mortar holes. This is basically a rock that is rounded for grinding. They would then leach the acorns by putting them in a sand basin and then pouring cold water on them. The water would leach through the sand taking the tannins with it. This was repeated until the water ran clear. Also at the State park is a museum with cradle boards and weapons. The park also included a round house and a Miwok village. This included a granary and shelters. The shelters were made from tree bark.
