Located few miles off Chaco Canyon. It is an amazing feeling standing below this petrographic. A member of the Anasazi painted this while living surviving in the New Mexico desert 1,000 years ago. The Supernova was probably seen for weeks as bright as the Sun. There was a small set of symbols used by the Anasazi. One of the reason archaeologist believe this is referring to the Supernova is because the symbol is unique. The Moon symbol is clear, and it probably was used to give a reference on the size. The hand is the direction of the new star in the horizon. Their simple writing is more expressive than just symbols. With only three symbols it tells the story of the time, the direction, the size, who saw it, when, and how scary it was. Another of the questions could be why painted so far away from the dwellings? Is it because it was too new to be brought into their homes? Did time and fear have to recede to make it part of their daily lives? I can just imagine the Anasazi around their kivas in their ceremonies after this event. The Supernova phenomenon only lasted a few weeks. The Anasazi probably left the symbols be the mark that will tell: once this happened.
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| From this marker, turn right to go down to the petrograph, or turn left to go up to the dwellings at the end of the Mesa a mile out. |
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