who are we?
The Land Hill Research and Preservation Foundation was founded to help further the research and preservation of the petroglyphs at Land Hill on Anasazi Ridge in the Virgin River Reserve. Land Hill is located about seven miles northwest of St. George, Utah, along the Santa Clara River.
This area is rich in antiquities of a people known as the Virgin River Anasazi. There are over six hundred panels of petroglyphes along 2 1/2 miles of this Santa Clara River ridge, stretching from Santa Clara, to Ivins, Utah.
As a result of the area's natural erosion and high visitation there is urgent need to protect these sites and preserve them for future generations.
It is our hope that those who love history and the ancient cultures of the past will step up and help in our efforts to care for and preserve this sacred Native American site.
This area is rich in antiquities of a people known as the Virgin River Anasazi. There are over six hundred panels of petroglyphes along 2 1/2 miles of this Santa Clara River ridge, stretching from Santa Clara, to Ivins, Utah.
As a result of the area's natural erosion and high visitation there is urgent need to protect these sites and preserve them for future generations.
It is our hope that those who love history and the ancient cultures of the past will step up and help in our efforts to care for and preserve this sacred Native American site.
American Antiquities Researcher, Chairman of Land Hill Research & Preservation Foundation
R. Paul Taylor, the son of an archeologist, spent his childhood at sites in the Midwest, Mexico and throughout Latin America. After a life time in the study of Native Ceremony and Culture, he retired to the Arizona Strip. Paul's experience of living among many native peoples has given him a deeper appreciation and understanding of their heritage and history. Although he did not follow his father into the archeology field, his love for it led him to begin the study of petroglyphs.
For the past decade Paul has used native sign language as his codex to interpret the petroglyphs on Land Hill. His studies have led him in his discovery of the archeoastronomy (the solstice and equinox interactions) on the petroglyphs at Anasazi Ridge, near Anasazi Valley northwest of St. George, Utah. He is an American Antiquities researcher, and is a voluntary site researcher for the BLM. He is also the Chairman of the Land Hill Research and Preservation Foundation. |
American Antiquities Researcher, Lecturer and Guide
Patricia Kent is a down home country girl born and raised in Malad, Idaho. Patricia's interest in the Native American culture began early in life as she would stumble upon arrowheads and other artifacts while walking through the plowed fields of her father's farm in Southeastern Idaho. Her study of the Book of Mormon and her love of Native American history has led her to many wonderful adventures. Patricia worked at Mesa Verde National Park for five summers as an interpretive ranger and learning all she could about the Anasazi Indians that lived there. She has worked with the Forest Service on numerous archeological digs throughout the United States. Although she is not an archeologist by degree her desire to learn has given her the knowledge and experience to understand the importance of preserving our past. Patricia began working with Paul Taylor doing research on Land Hill about eight years ago. It is a new learning experience each time she ventures up the hill to study the petroglyphs. For the past six years she has studied the solstice and equinox interactions at Land Hill, also known as Anasazi Valley near St. George, Utah. Paul and Patricia have done extensive study in archeoastronomy (the interaction of light and shadow on equinox and solstices on ancient petroglyph panels). They are American Antiquities researchers, lecturers and volunteer site researchers for the BLM. |
