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Sedona, Arizona is so exciting and entertaining, it’s easy to get caught up in one type of activity you enjoy. If you’re an outdoors enthusiast, you may go from hiking to kayaking to Jeep touring in an action-packed, adventure-filled vacation. New Age aficionados and art lovers can just easily pursue their passion for their entire stay in Sedona and still barely scratch the surface of all it has to offer.

Whatever your primary interests are, exploring some of the Southwest’s ancient pre-historical sites during your visit will be well worth your while. You’ll find archaeological sites a lot more interesting in person than they might sound on paper or in tour pamphlets. The V-Bar-V Heritage Site is an excellent place to start learning about Sedona’s ancient history and Sinagua people who inhabited the Verde Valley centuries ago.

The V-Bar-V Heritage Site consists of rock art in the Beaver Creek Style created by the Southern Sinagua. The petroglyphs were created with stone hammers and chisels sometime between 1150 and 1400 A.D. This is the largest petroglyphs site in the Verde Valley and presents a unique opportunity to see ancient artwork up close. The V-Bar-V petroglyphs are so well preserved, you can still clearly see the diverse elements including geometric shapes and lines carved there.

The V-Bar-V petroglyphs contain over 1000 images, which are thought to present a narrative story or message related to the Sinagua’s history. Seeing lizards, deer, coyotes and oddly depicted human figures in the petroglyphs, it is impossible not to try to guess at the stories or historic events they depict. The message is still not understood today, and the mystery of the petroglyphs’ meaning is a large part of its present-day appeal. If petroglyphs become your passion in Sedona, you can explore more examples as well as other pre-historic and ancient sites throughout the area such as Palatki and Honanki in the red sandstone cliffs 3-8 miles west of Sedona off Dry Creek Road.

For more information about the V-Bar-V site, visiting hours, and travel directions call the Sedona Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest at 928.282.4119.

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