Anasazi of SW Utah: The Dance of Light & Shadow
$14.99
How often do you look at a calendar or in other ways confirm the date? Well, the Anasazi's preoccupation with the Sun should come as no surprise! Celestial event recording stone & horizon markers, including petroglyphs & pictographs, have been recognized around the world for a long time. However, in 1977, when Anna Sofaer discovered an Anasazi "sun dagger" solstice marker at Fajada Butte in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, interest in Native American Solstice markers in the United States skyrocketed!
When Ray Urbaniak moved to SW Utah in 2001, he discovered an exciting Summer Solstice Marker which involves 3 different shafts of light. This could be the most thrilling Solstice Marker yet discovered in the United States.
The Anasazi of SW Utah (known as the Virgin River Anasazi, and more recently as Ancestral Puebloans) have left an exciting trail of bread crumbs which he has recorded in this book.
This portion of his research delves into his discoveries of previously unrecorded Solstice, Equinox & Cross Quarter Markers, both Petroglyph Markers and Horizon Markers in SW Utah. Also included the first-ever general guideline for identifying Solstice & Equinox Markers.
Soft Cover, 76 pages, Full color photographs and illustrations.
Published by Ray Urbaniak (2006) 0-9761737-1-9
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Reader Reviews
“I just love this book, it is like a Magical Mystery Tour in the Southwest!”
- Barbara Du Bois
“That book of yours is absolutely fantastic. What you have found down at the LITTLE-Eagle-MAN site is amazing.”
- Tom Rachunas
"I enjoyed this book. A fascinating glimpse at the special knowledge and medicine of our ancient brothers. The Anasazi of SW Utah brings into light, literally, the messages and meanings of this great people. An excellent coffee table conversation starter with many excellent pictures. We look forward to reading the full manuscript. I recommend it."
- Lee Standing Bear Moore, Manataka
"A primary focus of Ray Urbaniak's introductory book ANASAZI of SW Utah, is the spiral representation in Native American, ancestral Puebloan, rock art. It is generously pictured in multiple illustrations with supporting text. Interrelating Shamanic figures are also introduced in addition to animal forms. Ray offers a reader-friendly, concise, fresh introduction to the petroglyphs of SW Utah. His intuitive links to geographies beyond the Virgin River area and ancient culture should spark imaginations and further explorations and research.”
- Donnette Atiyah, Art Activist
The layout and the photography are truly excellent. You have done a tremendous amount of work, obviously. We definitely think you met your goal of being understandable to the general public, yet of interest to those who are more informed. THAT was a difficult task. I particularly like the way you reference what the sites were used for and meant to the people who made them. One of my pet peeves is that those who are interested in solstice site phenomena seem to forget all about the people involved in creating rock art.”
- Kat Johnson