Grimes Point

Grimes Point is one of the largest and most accessible petroglyph sites in northern Nevada, containing about 150 basalt boulders covered with petroglyphs. Nevada petroglyphs were of magico-religious significance in insuring the success of large game hunts and were located near seasonal migration routes. Running east and west along the ridge on the hill above the petroglyphs is evidence of an aboriginal drift fence used for driving deer or antelope, requiring concentrated group action in construction and operation. The making of a petroglyph was a ritual performed by a group leader before each hunt, and evidence suggests a powerful taboo against tampering in places, for purposes, and by persons other than those directly associated with the hunt. The petroglyphs probably date between 5000 BC and 1500 AD.

Nevada · United States