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Rock ArtSite Name: Red Elk Rock Shelter Alternative Name: 10NP287Country: United States Region: The Northwest Mountains Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Lewiston, ID
Latitude: 46.340000N Longitude: 117.04W
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 |
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Red pigmented pictographs in a rock shelter along the Snake River in Hell's Canyon. Other archaeological finds in this area are associated with the Nex Perce people. The rockart in this shelter is variously dated based on occupation and use finds
(which are as old as 2500 years) and C14 dating (only back to the early historic period, although this appears to be based on only 1 test sample.)
This site is included in a larger National Register of Historic Places Archaeological District.
The figures depict animal figures and geometric shapes. The main concentration of rock art is along a 20 meter stretch of wall.
In 2010 three men defaced the site with heavy coats of spray paint. A request for proposal is open for contractors to remove the paint and restore the figures as much as possible. The vadals were convicted and recieved sentences ranging from 3 years to 3 months in prison, with added home detention and community service.
Sources:
Nez Perce Snake River Archeological District, #78001086, National Register of Historic Places
"Snake River Flow Augmentation Impact Analysis Appendix," Feb 1999.
Canadian Archaeological Radiocarbon Database, C14 database compiled, 2001-2005, by Dr. Richard E. Morlan and Matthew Betts, Canadian Museum of Civilization
Information on this website is © 1996-2005.
Note: The location is not accurate for the site, with is described as being 10 km upstream from Lewiston, ID. The specific location is under the jurisdiction of the Army Corp of Engineers. News reports indicate the location as south of Hell's Gate State Park. This location will be updated as information is available.
Note: Third vandal sentenced for defacing pictographs - Spray-painting damaged tribal site on Snake River
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