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184 <br />• 'site: 5MF324 (Figs 5, 50, 51). <br />site Type: Petrograph. <br />zvcation: NW;SW';, Sec. 23, T5n, R92w; UTM Zone 13, E271,750m., N4,421,200m. <br />Description: 5h1F324 is a petrograph site, located in a short southwest-trend- <br />ing box canyon tributary to Ralson Draw, 100 m, south. The site elevation is <br />6760 ft. (2,060 m.). Vegetation includes bunch grass, cheatgrass, thistle, <br />sagebrush, serviceberry, and, on the slopes to the north, juniper. <br />The rock art panels are located on a low, southeast-facing sandstone out- <br />crop, with a slight overhang. They consist of four panels of abstract de- <br />signs executed in red pigment, and incised figures which include a thunderbird- <br />like motif and other zoomorphic figures. In places, the incised figures are <br />superimposed on the red pigment. <br />• There is no apparent cultural disturbance such as vandalism or recent <br />artwork, but cattle that are grazed in Ralston Draw utilize the sheltered area. <br />The panels are exposed to the weather and portions are heavily weathered. <br />Diagnostic Artifacts: None. <br />Evacuation: 5MF324 has potential for yielding information important to pre- <br />history in addition to having an unique set of pictographs and petroglyphs. <br />The potential midden in front of the rock art panel may have considerable depth <br />and may also obscure earlier examples of the rock art. We recommend that 5MF324 <br />be nominated to the NRHP. <br /> <br />