Renegade Canyon

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Renegade Canyon is a renowned site within California’s Coso Rock Art District, noted for its dense concentration of ancient Native American petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock.

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Renegade Canyon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
canyon ⓘ
rock art site ⓘ
access guided tours only ⓘ
restricted ⓘ
associatedWith Great Basin rock art tradition ⓘ
hunter-gatherer societies ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalAttribution Coso people ⓘ
Native American ⓘ
linked to: Native Americans
environment arid climate ⓘ
desert ⓘ
geology volcanic rock ⓘ
hasDesignation part of Coso Rock Art District National Historic Landmark ⓘ
hasFeature basalt cliffs ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
rock panels densely covered with petroglyphs ⓘ
hasMotif abstract patterns ⓘ
bighorn sheep petroglyphs ⓘ
human figures ⓘ
weapon and hunting scenes ⓘ
hasRockArtType petroglyphs ⓘ
hasSignificance important archaeological resource ⓘ
major concentration of rock art ⓘ
heritageStatus National Historic Landmark district component ⓘ
knownFor abstract geometric petroglyphs ⓘ
anthropomorphic petroglyphs ⓘ
dense concentration of petroglyphs ⓘ
zoomorphic petroglyphs ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Coso Rock Art District ⓘ
Inyo County, California ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedWithin Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake ⓘ
management U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy
partOf Coso Range ⓘ
Coso Volcanic Field ⓘ
linked to: Coso volcanic field
researchUse archaeological research ⓘ
rock art studies ⓘ
rockArtTechnique pecked petroglyphs ⓘ
timePeriod pre-contact ⓘ
prehistoric ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial activities (hypothesized) ⓘ
hunting-related rituals (hypothesized) ⓘ

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