I am curious as to what some of the local history may be in the vicinity of Black Mountain in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. I recently had the opportunity to meet with the forman of the Black Mountain Complex at Inscription Canyon and he shared some insight into the areas ancient history. Allegedly, between 8,000 and 5,000 years ago the area was inhabited by four different tribes collectively referred to as "Udo-Aztecans." Inscription Canyon and the petroglyphs within supposedly outline the history of thes people.
Inscription Canyon itself was not a place where people lived but rather, a "military stronghold." The area is surrounded by hills, cliffs and many winding trails. The petroglyphs allege that once, six-thousand people lived here. The climate grew warm and dry, the lakes dried up and the animals migrated North. With no choice but to follow, these "Udo-Aztecans" uprooted and began to migrate North. Somewhere along the way they encountered the Hohokan, an advanced, warrior tribe migrating south. Conflict ensued. The "Udo-Aztecans were many but the Hohokan possesed the atalattle, a spear launched from a pivot, thus possessing standoff capability.
Slowly the Hohokan pushed the "Udo-Aztecan" tribes all the way back down into the very lands they came from. It was here, in the vicinity of Black Mountain where they made their last stand. The glyphs tell of "The Battle of Bear Paw" which lasted four days and moved from what is now Harper Dry Lake, through the hills and back to Inscription Canyon. The glyphs depict the Udo-Aztecan tribes leaving a trail of dead and then it was over. Atop one of the surrounding hills is a massive stone spur which juts over the edge of a cliff. The Hohokan reportedly "disposed of" many of the natives here. Few managed to escape save for women, children and soe elderly maybe.
The remnants of the Udo-Aztecan collective went into hiding for an alleged two-thousand years, fleeing far south into the San Bernardino Mountains.. Through oral tradition and time the now female led collective had grown back to its former glory and sought to reclaim their homeland. Eventually, they did and the area we now know as Inscription Canyon was created to remind the natives of their own history, and is considered a sacred place. Glyphs, landmarks and even a giant ram's head of stone imbedded in the face of a mountain all tell the tale. And supposedly, even to this day, Native American fathers bring their sons here to teach them their ancient history, their roots.
My concerns are; why is there no information available on this subject, and is this interpretation correct?