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The Fremont Indians
Fremont Indians lived east of the Wasatch, where the culture spread nearly the length of the state. Some groups lived in extreme western Colorado and through the Great Basin into eastern Nevada and southern Idaho. Most of the culture was located north of the Colorado, Escalante and Virgin Rivers.
The Anasazi culture was centered in northeastern Arizona with extensions into southern Nevada, southern Utah, southwestern Colorado, and northwestern New Mexico.
The cultures were contemporary and both cultures suffered in the fearful drought of 1276-1299. Both had nearly completed their migration by 1300.
Farming was not as developed among the Fremont as it was among the Anasazi. Instead, the northern and western Fremont Indians, and particularly the Great Salt Lake section, depended primarily on hunting and gathering.
The Fremont petroglyphs east of the Wasatch may be divided into three sections. In the Uinta Basin Section there are numerous anthropomorphs. Many of these are large and have been carefully drawn. The figures are often in outline form with large heads and facial features. Many have headdresses and necklaces and some of the figures have shields. There are also zoomorphs and abstract features.
The northern San Rafael section includes the region of the Green River drainage to and including the Price River. In this area petroglyphs lack the quality of the other two sections. There are fewer anthropomorphs and relatively more zoomorphs. The anthropomorphs are much smaller and the petroglyphs generally seem to have been drawn with less skill.