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Approaching the Buckhorn Wash pictographs.
The Barrier Canyon Style is up to 7,000 years old.
These strange figures are similar to others in the greater area.
Snakes and serpents are recurring themes.
Snakes and serpents are recurring themes.
There are lots of different figures here.
There are lots of different figures here.
What did these strange figures represent?
Pictographs at Buckhorn Wash.
Pictographs at Buckhorn Wash.
Pictographs at Buckhorn Wash.
Some figures look like they have headdresses, helmets, or horns.
Pictographs at Buckhorn Wash.
Pictographs at Buckhorn Wash.
It is shocking that people lived in this remote and desolate canyon.