Abert Lake Petroglyphs

Abert Lake Petroglyphs

Four-legged animal figure
Location Address restricted[1]
Nearest city Lakeview, Oregon
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)[2]
Built 10,000 years BP or later
NRHP Reference # 74002292
Added to NRHP November 20, 1974

The Abert Lake Petroglyphs (Smithsonian trinomial: 35LK475[3]) are a prehistoric archaeological site in Lake County, Oregon, United States. Peoples of the Great Basin cultural tradition pecked the images onto two basaltic boulders near major game migration routes. They are believed to be connected with rituals related to hunting activities, and contribute to the larger understanding of subsistence patterns in the northern Great Basin. They were made within the last 10,000 years, but their age cannot be stated more precisely due to the difficulty of dating petroglyphs.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[3]

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  1. ↑ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of sensitive archaeological sites in many instances. The main reasons for such restrictions include the potential for looting, vandalism, or trampling. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. 1 2 LeNoue, Marvin (February 11, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form for Federal Properties: Abert Lake Petroglyph Site.
  3. 1 2 Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved September 17, 2014.
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