Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park in southeastern Arizona preserves extensive rock art created by the Hohokam people, who inhabited the region from approximately 300 to 1450 AD. The Signal Hill site in the Tucson Mountain District contains over 200 petroglyphs featuring geometric spirals, human forms, mountain sheep, deer, and reptiles. Artists used pecking, incising, and abrading techniques on patinated rock surfaces. Designs fall into five classifications: geometric elements, geometric designs, botanical, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic.