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| Shield figures are widely distributed throughout western and central Colorado. The lack of shield figures in southeastern Colorado has not been adequately explained. A total of 10 shield figures are currently listed in this database, representing only a small portion of shield figures present in the state. One problem with analyzing the shield figures of Colorado is that many of the historic (Ute) panels incorporating shield figures, such as Red Army Rockshelter, adopt a convention of depicting linear series of numerous, crudely drawn shield figures showing little variation. This causes serious problems in modeling and computing spatial density, as one small panel may contain dozens of small, unadorned shield figures. So far, a total of 8 shield figures from 3 sites are included in the database, and many more are processing. If you have any additional information or are aware of any other shield figures from Colorado, I'd love to hear from you! |
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| Database Number: CO-1 Site Number: 5GF 1339, Panel 6 Site Name: Unknown (Douglas Pass) County: Garfield Method: Pictograph on sandstone Size: Unknown Sources: (Mahaney 1986: 94). Keywords: incomplete, red Comments: |
| Database Number: CO-2 Site Number: 5GF 1339, Panel 5a Site Name: Unknown (Douglas Pass) County: Garfield Method: Pictograph on sandstone, color unknown Size: 10 cm tall, 5 cm shield diameter Sources: (Mahaney 1986: 90). Keywords: Comments: |
| Database Number: CO-3 Site Number: 5GF 1339, Panel 6 Site Name: Unknown (Douglas Pass) County: Garfield Method: Pictograph on sandstone, color unknown Size: Unknown Sources: (Mahaney 1986: 93). Keywords: Comments: |
| Database Number: CO-4 Site Number: 5GF 1339, Panel 4 Site Name: Unknown (Douglas Pass) County: Garfield Method: Pictograph on sandstone Size: 10 cm tall, 5 cm shield diameter Sources: (Mahaney 1986: 89). Keywords: historic, red Comments: |
| Database Number: CO-5 Site Number: 5RB92, Panel 5 Site Name: Unknown (Canyon Pinado) County: Rio Blanco Method: Unknown Size: Unknown Sources: (Creasman 1981: III-42). Keywords: Comments: |
| Database Number: CO-6 Site Number: 5RB717, Panel 1 Site Name: Unknown (Canyon Pinado) County: Rio Blanco Method: Unknown Size: Unknown Sources: (Creasman 1981: III-42). Keywords: vertical Comments: |
| Database Number: CO-7 Site Number: 5RB92, Panel 2 Site Name: Unknown (Canyon Pinado) County: Rio Blanco Method: Unknown Size: Unknown Sources: (Creasman 1981: III-42). Keywords: historic, gun, hands, feet Comments: One of few shield figures depicted with a gun. |
| Database Number: CO-8 Site Number: 5RB92, Panel 3 Site Name: Unknown (Canyon Pinado) County: Rio Blanco Method: Unknown Size: Unknown Sources: (Creasman 1981: III-42). Keywords: feet Comments: |
| Sources |
| Buckles, William G. 1971 Part Five: Rock Art. In: The Uncompahgre Complex: Historic Ute Archaeology and Prehistoric Archaeology on the Uncompahgre Plateau in West Central Colorado, pp. 1057-1138. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation (Anthropology), University of Colorado-Boulder. Creasman, Steven D. 1981 Archaeological Investigations in the Canyon Pinado Historic District, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Reports of the Laboratory of Public Archaeology No. 34, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Creasman, Steven D. 1982 Rock Art of the Canyon Pintado Historic District. Southwestern Lore 48(4):1-13. Mahaney, Nancy 1986 Rock Art. In Archaeological Survey Along State Highway 139: Loma to Douglas Pass, Lori Rhodes, ed., pp. 85-98. Colorado Department of Highways Highweay Salvage report No. 058. |