JohnRich 4 #26 April 10, 2009 Quotemadhatter: coyote & bobcat? Ding ding ding! We have a winner! QuoteJohnMitchell: Claws=coyote, no claws= big cat Yes, that's a big clue. Cats have retractable claws, and normally walk with them retracted, so you don't see claw marks. Canine claws are fixed in position, so you always see claws. If a cat is running or turning sharply, the claws may come out for more traction - just watch a house cat on carpet, digging in their claws to accelerate rapidly or turn sharply. You can also distinguish between the two from the shape of the pads: canines are more oval, while felines are more round. Switching gears. Here's a pictograph from a cliff wall in a place called Apache Canyon. It's about a 3.5 mile hike, each way, to get to this site. It's not even marked on official park maps, because they don't want hordes of treasure hunters finding the place and walking off with all the arrowheads. What does that pictograph look like it represents, to you? Second photo: sample chert pieces. Chert is the type of rock used here for stone tools, since obsidian is not available. This place had the most beautiful range of colors I've ever seen for chert: red, purple, orange, yellow and white. There were shaped and worked pieces lying around all over the place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #27 April 10, 2009 Man riding a horse? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #28 April 12, 2009 Looks like one is "dinner." And the other is "well fed." Elvisio "g'day" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #29 April 12, 2009 Quote The second picture looks like you have a set of Chubacabra tracks. The others are a snake and a turtle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 1 #30 April 12, 2009 the pictograph looks like a freeflyer going headdown or a bellyflyer going unstable. Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #31 April 12, 2009 QuoteHere's a pictograph from a cliff wall in a place called Apache Canyon. Attachments: 09 Pictograph 08s.JPG (90.5 KB) Well, it's suggested that this depicts a woman giving birth to a child. I kind of like that idea. It can be seen as a woman with her legs raised in the childbirth position, and the baby emerging from the womb. I like that theory because it's very similar to another cave painting I've seen in a place called Presa Canyon, also in southwest Texas. See the two photos attached, below. The first is the actual image - pay particular attention to the trio of people in the middle right. The second image is a reproduction drawing of the scene done for better clarity. Yes, there are a lot of erect phallus' in there, perhaps representing fertility. That trio appears to be a woman giving birth, with a helper on each side holding her hands, while the rest of the tribe gathers around to witness the spectacle of new life. This painting is several thousand years old. So at the same time that the baby Jesus was born in Mesopotamia, here in this canyon another baby was being born to this small Indian tribe, and this could be the picture of that scene. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
