Thompson Springs (Sego Canyon) Rock Art
At this one site, people of different cultures left their art on the same canyon walls over thousands of years. The oldest are the Barrier Canyon Style paintings of the Archaic period and what may be a rare Polychromatic Abstract-geometric figure. The Fremont added their figures roughly 600 to 1300 CE, Ute artists followed in the Historic period, and modern visitors have added their own graffiti.
This impressive Barrier Canyon Style panel is easily accessible by car, being a few minutes north of I-70, and is well worth viewing. It has been heavily vandalized but has been restored.
This Ute rock art is obviously Historic because of the depiction of horses. The round forms are likely shield figures.
This Fremont painting is notable for its poor quality, so much so that some wonder if it is really Fremont. It was created on top of a faded painted panel which I've always considered Barrier Canyon Style but people who know more than me say it's Fremont. There's a third culture here too: the graffiti is American. Note the pig in the upper left, probably historic, and a beaver on the far right.
The graffiti is American, the figure with the sword is possibly Ute, and the rest looks like Fremont. Vandals used the concentric circles for target practice, but the worst damage is the shooting of the face of the swordsman.
Rock art on the Colorado Plateau is known for its anthropomorphic imagery. This human-like Polychromatic form is possibly Abstract-geometric, so it could be the first anthropomorphic form at this site, and possibly even in the region.