Another area that we wanted to revisit near Alamogordo was the Three Rivers Petroglyph site. This is a BLM managed site about 30 miles north of Alamogordo which has over 21,000 petroglyphs carved into boulders along a basaltic ridge with estimated creation dates between about 900 and 1400 AD.
Looking towards the ridge containing the petroglyphs
Looking east from the ridge to Sierra Blanca Peak
While not totally pristine, the vast majority of the site is undamaged with a few exceptions.
A few motifs were often repeated.
Concentric circle designs were very common.
What appears to be birds were also common.
What appear to be bighorn sheep
Various geometric designs
There were also faces or masks.
While the meanings have been lost, it is fun to make some guesses.
Rattlesnake?
Fish?
Bear paw?
Roadrunner with snake?
Others are just mysterious.
This panel is one of the most famous from this site.
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