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Rock ArtSite Name: Winnemucca Lake PetroglyphsCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 86.971 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The West Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Revo, NV
Latitude: 40.140000N Longitude: 119.3W
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 |
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Rock Art in Washoe and Pershing Counties, Nevada. Incised and pecked petroglyphs on large limestone boulders along the shores of the now dry Winnemucca Lake. The symbols and patterns of deeply carved lines are repeated over the surface of entire boulders.
Researchers from Colorado University have dated the petroglyphs to as early as 14,800 years ago and as recently as 10,500 years ago based on the geology of the region and the build up of carbonate coatings from changing lake water elevation. The oldest date is in the range of human trace remains at Paisley Caves.
Location is for the dry lakebed itself, and not the petroglyph site. Access to the petroglyph site is unknown. Please see the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe museum and visitor's center, or ranger station for more information and dayuse permits. Also see the tribe's photography policy.
Note: New Colorado University led research effort dates oldest known petroglyphs in North America - 14,800 years old.
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