V Bar V Heritage Site

The V Bar V Heritage Site, renamed Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site in 2024, is the largest known petroglyph site in Arizona's Verde Valley. Its sandstone bluff bears 1,032 petroglyphs in 13 panels, created by Southern Sinagua people between c. 1150 and 1400 AD. About 20% of the images are zoomorphs including snakes, turtles, and deer, alongside anthropomorphs and geometric figures such as spirals and grids that may represent calendrical tracking. The site exemplifies the Beaver Creek artistic style diagnostic of the Southern Sinagua culture. Acquired by the Coconino National Forest in 1994, it remains open to the public.