Counsel Rocks, also known as Womb Rock, is a fascinating site inside the Mojave National Preserve in the eastern Mojave desert. The petroglyphs and pictographs are on a handful of large volcanic boulders at the base of a mesa.
What is interesting about this site is that a couple of the boulders have deep cavities inside them, some of which go through the rock, creating a tunnel. Inside these passageways are some nice pictographs. One of the boulders has been called Womb Rock because of its natural openings and likely ceremonial use.
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Some believe the site was used as a solar calendar to determine equinoxes and solstices. The spring equinox would have been a particularly important time for the people here. Spring would have brought the renewal of food and rebirth to the world. This must have been a very special place. Please respect it.
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