[Geology2] Indian tribes join forces to save petroglyph site

Indian tribes join forces to save petroglyph site
The Houston Chronicle, January 29, 2012

In the far reaches of northern Arizona, where city sprawl gives way to
majestic canyons and a holy place is defined not by steeple and cross
but rather by earth and sky, lies a monument to a people's past and a
symbol of the promise of peace between two long-warring Indian nations.
The Hopi people call it Tutuveni, meaning "newspaper rock," and from a
distance this place is just that -- a collection of sandstone boulders
set on a deserted swath of rust-stained land outside of Tuba City, some
80 miles from the Grand Canyon and a four-hour drive north of Phoenix.
It is only when you step closer that you begin to understand what
Tutuveni really is: a history of the Hopi Indian tribe carved into
stone. The site contains some 5,000 petroglyphs of Hopi clan symbols,
the largest known collection of such symbols in the American Southwest.
According to researchers with the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office, the
many etchings on the boulders of Tutuveni date as far back as far back
as A.D. 1200.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Indian-tribes-join-forces-to-save-petroglyph-site-2773121.php

Related:
http://archive.cyark.org/introduction-video-of-hopi-petroglyph-sites-media

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