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Birthing Scene

This is the so-called "Birthing Scene" which can be found on a large boulder off to the side of Kane Creek Boulevard. It may not be a birth scene at all though. What appears to be a baby may in fact be a large representation of a vulva. If this interpretation is correct then fertility still figures into the meaning behind the image. This petroglyph was likely created by protohistoric Ute peoples and this theme would fit into their rock art tradition.


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