Horseshoe Canyon

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Horseshoe Canyon is a notable section of the Coso Rock Art District in California, recognized for its concentration of ancient Native American petroglyphs.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Horseshoe Canyon canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
rock art site
access guided tours only (via Navy/authorized tours)
restricted
archaeologicalSignificance evidence of long-term indigenous ritual activity
important for study of Coso rock art complex
associatedWith Numic-speaking peoples
hunter-gatherer societies of eastern California
belongsTo Coso petroglyph province
conservationStatus protected archaeological resource
coordinateSystem Earth
country United States
environment arid volcanic landscape
hasCulturalAttribution Coso people
Native American
linked to: Native Americans
hasFeature petroglyphs
rock engravings
hasResearchActivity archaeological survey
rock art documentation
hasSubjectMatter anthropomorphic figures
bighorn sheep imagery
geometric motifs
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark (as part of Coso Rock Art District)
locatedIn California
Coso Range
Inyo County, California
United States
locatedInProtectedArea Coso Rock Art District
managedBy U.S. Navy
linked to: United States Navy
material volcanic rock
notableFor high density of petroglyph panels
partOf Coso Rock Art District
Coso Rock Art District National Historic Landmark
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
protection federal cultural resource laws (as part of Coso Rock Art District)
region Great Basin cultural area
Mojave Desert
rockArtType petroglyph
significantFor Great Basin rock art tradition
concentration of ancient Native American petroglyphs
timePeriod Late Prehistoric period
pre-contact period
toponymType canyon

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blue John Canyon drainage Horseshoe Canyon