![]() Although numerous figures or motifs are repeated in different locations, the exact meaning of the paintings is buried with the people who painted them. More than 200 pictograph sites are known to contain examples of their style of rock paintings ranging from single paintings to caves containing panels of art hundreds of feet long. The distribution of this distinct style is limited to a district which includes a portion of the Rio Grande, Pecos, and Devils River. They lived in small groups since the land would not support larger social units for long periods.ĭespite the struggle for survival, some of these prehistoric people found the creative energy to paint the pictographs found in Fate Bell and other rock shelters of the Lower Pecos River Country. These people were increasingly dependent on gathering wild plants and hunting small animals and less dependent on hunting big game. A new culture appeared in this changed environment. No known evidence exists that these first inhabitants produced any rock paintings.īy 7000 years ago, the region had undergone a climatic change that produced a landscape much like today's. These early people developed a hunting culture based upon large mammals, such as the mammoth and bison. The climate at that time was more moderate than today and supported a more lush vegetation that included pine, juniper, and oak woodlands in the canyons, with luxuriant grasslands on the uplands. Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site in Val Verde County, west of Comstock, contains 2172.5 acres the park was acquired by purchase from private owners in 1973 - 1977 and opened in February 1980.Įarly man first visited this area 12,000 years ago, a time when now-extinct species of elephant, camel, bison, and horse roamed the landscape. This page includes several sites of the Pecos River culture in the Seminole Canyon State Historical Park. In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to findĬo-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinatesĬlick to view comments at bottom of this page Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site submitted by Creative Commons Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marksĬan be driven to, probably with disabled access Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site Nearest Town: Del Rio Nearest Village: Comstock Submitted by davidmorgan on Monday, 21 September 2015 Page Views: 8494 Rock ArtSite Name: Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site Alternative Name: Panther Cave, Fate Bell Shelter, Black CaveĬountry: United States Region: The Southwest Type: Rock Art Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site - Rock Art in United States in The Southwest ![]()
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