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These are some of the ancient petroglyphs at a place called Council Rocks in southern Arizona.
This is an ancient meeting place for thousands of years for the oldest inhabitants of the region, dating back to the times before the Mogollon people, who were there well before the native Americans.
It is located in the Dragoon Mountains, accessible only by a difficult 17 miles off-road trail followed by a steep half mile hike. One literally walks in the footsteps of history in the ancient carved footholds:
At the top are several big rocks with these petroglyphs, some very faint, but all fascinating.
The Rocks have a commanding view of the valley below, which is why the US Army, tried as they did for 11 years, could never surprise the Chiricahua Apaches who could see them from far away and disappear in these jagged hills easily:
(The hill to the left of the photo above is Knob Hill, more on that later.)
The Rocks are a jumble of fallen boulders and jagged cliffs, with natural passageways that have a venturi effect with a cool breeze on even the hottest of days through gaps like these:
There is evidence of old campfires, and holes in the rocks called metates where the ancients ground corn and seeds to prepare food:
It was near here that Chief Cochise finally signed the Broken Arrow Peace Treaty in 1872 with General Howard. A white flag was planted on top of Knob Hill, mentioned earlier, to let all others know of the signing.
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