Sears Point, AZ

Partnering with Doneld E. Weaver, Jr., we are in the 4th year of a project with the BLM Yuma District to document the rock art and other archaeological features of approximately two square kilometers within the Sears Point ACEC, on the Gila (dry) River. With tha assistance of many volunteers, we have mapped and documented about two thousand petroglyph panels. In addition, we have mapped about 30km of trails and almost a hundred other archaeological features (rock rings, rock allignmemts, etc.). We have resorted to hot-air baloon and light aircraft to photograph some of the features.  On this project, we made use of many panoramas, and a sub-meter Trimble GPS.

 

    Sears Point Gigapan: http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/36254/

Sears Point Study Area by baloon.

Photographing rock allignments, geoglyphs, and trails from the air.

Sears Point Mesa panorama from the baloon.

Trails and rock allignments.

Two of about two thousand petroglyph panels,

on boulders and cliff faces.