The Parowan Gap

by V. Garth Norman, Lance Harding (Illustrator)

Parowan Gap in Southwestern Utah is perhaps the most concentrated collection of ancient Native American petroglyphs in the west, with over 90 panels and 1500 figures. It is heavily visited and world famous for its many intriguing petroglyphs that until now have been an unsolved mystery. In 1993, noted archaeologist Garth Norman began the Parowan Gap Archaeology Project. His earth-shaking discoveries have challenged previously held ideas about the Fremont culture and way of life. Norman's breakthrough of how to read the code of the Gap rock art has enabled him to prove that the Fremont culture was far more sophisticated than was previously known and had distant trade contacts as far away as Mesoamerica. Among his most exciting discoveries is the sacred Mesoamerican calendar with in a Fremont lunar-solar calendar. Norman also discovered a massive world-class temple center and calendar observatory - and more! The book with its fascinating, cutting-edge study of the Parowan Gap is invaluable for anyone interested in North American archaeology.

224 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2007

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Sometimes I just have to read a book that is a little over my head in order to give me some perspective on the world. The mind-numbing astronomical cycles and archaeology jargon that fill this book almost made me catatonic, but I persevered and finished it. The concepts are astonishing! Who would have thought such a treasure of archaeo-astronomy existed in the Utah wilderness?

[Rachelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hunted this book down after I visited the petroglyphs in Parowan, Utah. I just had to know what they meant. This book revealed the puzzle to me. It is very scholarly but I still liked it.