Thompson Wash Rock Art District

The Thompson Wash Rock Art District, known by the Bureau of Land Management as the Sego Canyon Rock Art Interpretive Site, is a rock art site in Grand County, Utah, north of the town of Thompson Springs. It contains art from three different cultures: the Fremont, the Ute, and the Barrier Canyon Style.

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 1, 1980.

History


The Barrier Canyon Style petroglyphs are the oldest, dating to 2000 BC, while the most recent is the Ute, ranging from the 14th to 17th centuries.

Panels
The Ute's art shows people with shields, horses, and buffalo. It has been vandalized. The Fremont panel describes large humans, a hunter, and bighorn sheep. Geometric designs also appear, with this panel being similar to ones found in Ninemile Canyon. Finally, the Barrier Style glyphs show small and large humanoid shapes, with the large ones having an appearance similar to a mummy. They do not have arms or legs and possess large eyes and skull-like heads, similar to the ones found in Horseshoe Canyon.