Birds of a Feather.

The article focuses on the significance of duck imagery in the rock art created by the Basketmaker people in the Four Corners region of North America around 1,500 years ago. Researchers have identified a unique "duck complex" in the rock art, where ducks are often depicted in hybrid forms with humans, suggesting their importance in the cultural and ritual practices of the Basketmaker society. The article discusses how these depictions may reflect the Basketmaker people's evolving relationship with agriculture and their environment, as well as the symbolic roles ducks played in their spiritual beliefs and ceremonies. Despite the absence of evidence indicating that ducks were hunted or consumed, the continued reverence for ducks is evident in later Puebloan traditions and artifacts. [Extracted from the article]