As you all probably know, this week marked the summer solstice! Today I went out to our outlier site, Holly, where the solstice petroglyph is located. Only 3 people showed up for me today, so it was a nice, peaceful viewing. We aren't as popular as the Chaco ruins who probably got up to 200 people! I apologize that the petroglyphs can't be seen very well because of the shadows the rock created, but they are there I promise! What happens is the light comes in over the rock around 6:45am as a double dagger and joins two spirals from either side. Pretty neat!
Here you can see it for yourself...
Fun fact: Solstice comes from the Latin word "sol" and "stitium" meaning stoppage. What happens in the sun stays right around the same spot for 5 days, which marks the solstice. Same goes for winter. The ancestral Puebloans still have ceremonies following the solstices, thanking the spirits/ancestors and in preparation for planting and harvesting.
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