05/05/2026
Easily one of the coolest discoveries I’ve made in the Southwest. While they look like they were "pressed" into the rock like clay, these petrosomatoglyphs are actually the result of incredible persistence. Rather than being formed while the stone was soft, it’s widely believed these were worn down over generations by ancestral Pueblo peoples through repetitive grinding or ritual use. Some of these indentations are 4-5 inches deep—a literal "hand-print" left by history.