V Bar V Heritage Site

Volunteers from the Verde Valley Archaeological Society[2] and the Friends of the Forest[3] provide interpretive tours and on-site management.

[1] A visitor center, restroom and bookstore, operated by the Forest Service and the Arizona Natural History Association,[4] is located on site.

The Beaver Creek style, found throughout the eastern half of the Verde Valley, is diagnostic of the Southern Sinagua culture between A.D. 1150 and 1400.

[citation needed] About 20% of the petroglyphs are zoomorphs, including snakes, turtles, coyotes, deer and antelope.

[citation needed] The documentation of the Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site has provided important information for defining the characteristics of the Beaver Creek style.

The main panel at the Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site.
A closer view. The holes are cupules, which served some unknown ritual purpose.
Another view, taken in 2002