# The long-standing reading of Pecos River figures as shamans

> Turpin and others attributed the large Pecos River figures to shamans in trance, and many Pecos River pictographs have long been widely regarded as…

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# The long-standing reading of Pecos River figures as shamans

Turpin and others attributed the large Pecos River figures to shamans in trance, and many Pecos River pictographs have long been widely regarded as expressions of shamanistic ritual.

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[Shamans and their journeys to the spirit world, tied to trance and peyote](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/white-shaman-mural/answers/ANS0DCKQ9JVV4GF/shamans-and-their-journeys-to-the-spirit-world-tied-to)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The long-standing reading of Pecos River figures as shamans [Evidence EVD0DCKRHZ4AVQB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKRHZ4AVQB
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