Our first introduction to the beautiful Devils River was going to Crab Shelter accompanied by the ranch manager Roy Hurley. It is a truly unique shelter in that there are multiple left handed anthropomorphs, which is determined by which hand the atlatl is being held in. One of the most interesting things for archaeologists excited about fertility symbols are the groove marks in the large rocks in the shelter. The groove marks form the shape of a part of the female body. Used with ehtnographic descriptions, it appears they may have been used for fertility purposes. And who isn't interested in fertility symbols? I know I am! -Cara, UNLV
After Crab Shelter we had lunch on the bank of the Devils and continued on to Big Satan Shelter. The trail up to the shelter was treacherous; the expression of stuck between a rock and a hard place got new meaning that day: stuck between an electrical fence and West Texas thorn brush...
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Ah yes, the electrical fence with the poles lined with fiberglass. Big Saten is well worth the climb. You guys look like you're having a great time.
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