Everybody's National Parks
ENP 3.5 Zion National Park: Archeology
Description:
Bryan talks to Russell Cash, park ranger and archeologist with the National Park Service, about the archeological background of Zion National Park. Russ talks about search and rescue efforts in the park (0:30); Native American history in Zion (10:28); the archeology trail (16:10); petroglyphs, pictographs and vandalism (19:20); what happened to Native people (23:57); protected rock art in the back country (31:54); and Mormon pioneers (35:25 ).
Resources:
Zion National Park app (app on iTunes) https://blog.chimani.com/2016/09/16/take-a-virtual-auto-tour-of-zion-national-park-in-utah-with-chimani/
Zion's Rock Art: Petroglyphs and Pictograph http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-petroglyphs.htm
Archeology trail and South Gate Petroglyphs http://www.gjhikes.com/2012/10/archeology-trailsouth-gate-petroglyphs.html
Great Things About the Archeology Trail at Zion National Park http://bforist.blogspot.com/2011/07/twelve-great-things-about-archeology.html
The Watchmen archeological site
Archeological sites Do’s and Don’ts https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/historyculture/archeologicalsites.htm
Zion History and Culture https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/historyculture/index.htm
Zion People https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/historyculture/people.htm
Zion People of the Past https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/historyculture/people-of-the-past.htm