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Rock ArtSite Name: Minton Turtle Effigy Alternative Name: Turtle EffigyCountry: Canada
NOTE: This site is 129.083 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Minton, Saskatchewan Nearest Village: Muddy Lake Livestock Ranch
Latitude: 49.184790N Longitude: 104.74718W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The Minton Turtle Effigy is located on a hill overlooking Big Muddy Badlands and Big Muddy Lake. The effigy is 41.98 m (137.7 ft) long and 26.07 m (85.5 ft) wide. It was first identified by Thomas Kehoe in 1965. He believed it represented a turtle; however, others, including Indigenous elders, believe it represents a badger. The site is a protected area and is fenced off with an informative plaque describing the turtle.
Situated on a high, grassy knoll overlooking the Big Muddy Valley, this site afforded early First Nations people a panoramic view of the Valley and the surrounding areas while the deep Valley crevices gave them refuge from inclement weather and oncoming danger. Life all of the petroform sites in Saskatchewan, the Minton Turtle Effigy is located within three kilometres of permanent dependable water sources. The abundance of wildlife including bison and birds, and plants including berries, sage, wolf willow and prickly-pear cactus provided sustenance and medicines for the First Nations people who occupied these lands.
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