The Clamshell petroglyphs are an easy to reach Anasazi site just outside of Fredonia, Arizona. These petroglyphs and pictographs are so old they are hard to see at all. There are some interesting designs though; including some anthropomorphic figures, a water glyph, a six-toed footprint
The site must have once been a roadside picnic area because there are a few picnic tables scattered amongst the juniper trees. The place has the feel of abandonment now. But if you are in the area, it is a fine place to have lunch and relax with the spirits of the Ancients.
Clamshell Petroglyphs
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This looks like bone, but I suspect it is petrified wood.
We had a nice lunch at a picnic table.
Climbing the rocks above our lunch spot.
We arrive at the Clamshell.
The petroglyphs here are amazingly faint. This is a sunburst.
Spiral sun.
The floor is covered with faint (and hard to photograph) petroglyphs.
Spirals, feet and other designs.
Another spiral.
Still more.
Nice long view from here.
The clamshell.
Faint pictographs on the ceiling.
Water glyph?
Anthropomorphs.
Six toed foot.
Last Updated on July 31, 2020 by Guy Starbuck
