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This learning resource illustrates the services that the Casper College Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center provides via a Community Impact Statement. It seeks to outline the Western History Center's commitment to lifelong learning.…

Map of sites of Petroglyphs documented in Petroglyphs of West Central Wyoming.

Location of Petroglyph Sites

Site No. 1 - Seven miles west of Shoshone, on cliffs along the Big Horn River on both sides of State Highway 320.

Site No. 2 - Eight…

Plate 9 of Petroglyphs of Western Central Wyoming, Shoshone Site.

An Anthropomorphic figure, unfinished. An arrow appears to the left and the zig-zag line indicates lightning.

Plate 8 of Petroglyphs of Western Central Wyoming, Shoshone Site.

An Anthropomorphic and Zoomorphic panel. At the extreme left appears a woman and two children, because of the female sign, she was probably a mid-wife. In the center appears the…

Western Central Wyoming Plate 71, taken at Beaver Creek

An anthropomorphic panel representing two humans. This petroglyph is easily seen from the road.

Western Central Wyoming Plate 70, taken at Beaver Creek

An anthropomorphic panel of two persons standing side by side. The portion between the two heads has fallen away. The figure to the right is phallic.

Plate 7 of Petroglyphs of Western Central Wyoming, Shoshone Site.

This Anthropomorphic panel represents people praying, as their arms are up-lifted. Several symbolic signs may be seen. The two figures to the extreme right are phallic.

Western Central Wyoming Plate 69, taken at Beaver Creek

This zoomorphic panel represents a Game Trail. Elk, deer, mountain sheep and buffalo are shown.

Western Central Wyoming Plate 68, taken at Beaver Creek

An anthropomorphic panel showing two men. The figure to the left is wearing feathers in his hair.
The figure to the right is phallic.

Western Central Wyoming Plate 67, taken at Beaver Creek

An anthropomorphic figure of a man.