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Rock ArtSite Name: Cedar by the Sea Petroglyphs
Country: Canada Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Nanaimo  Nearest Village: Cedar by the Sea
Latitude: 49.122000N  Longitude: 123.81W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Petroglyph Provincial Park (British Columbia)
Petroglyph Provincial Park (British Columbia) submitted by Flickr : According to the signs, these are mostly sea wolves or perhaps other mystical creatures. Image copyright: fengski, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in British Columbia. Petroglyphs of human faces and an animal form on sandstone bedrock, partially exposed by vegetation.

The location given is for the village of Cedar by the Sea and does not reflect the specific location of the petroglyphs.

Note that the image on this page is of a petroglyph in the Petroglyph Provincial Park (see nearby sites list) but servers to show the style of rock art.

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Cedar by the Sea Petroglyphs
Cedar by the Sea Petroglyphs submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : Site in Canada Picture of Petroglyph Location as taken from the Information Sign located in Petroglyph Provincial Park. The First Nations Peoples have requested that this actual Petroglyph not be Disturbed or even Photographed so this has been the best I can do. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cedar by the Sea Petroglyphs
Cedar by the Sea Petroglyphs submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : Site in Canada The Petroglyph Image that is at Cedar By The Sea as Depicted on the Provincial Information Post that is in Nanaimo BC. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cedar by the Sea Petroglyphs
Cedar by the Sea Petroglyphs submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : Site in Canada Petroglyph Information Post that is in Petroglyph Provincial Park that is in Nanaimo British Columbia. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Cedar by the Sea Petroglyphs by TheDruid-3X3 on Sunday, 22 October 2023
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This Site should be colored Yellow as it now has an Other Image placed by a Member. I could not go to the actual spot as it is Private Property and I got it from the Petroglyph Park Website that it is Forbidden to go to a Private Property to get the Picture of the actually Petroglyph.
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Re: Cedar by the Sea Petroglyphs by TheDruid-3X3 on Saturday, 06 May 2023
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Since the Actual Site is now Protected and a Request from the First Nation Peoples not to go to the Actual Site and not to even take Pictures of the Site, getting the Images of the Site from the Petroglyph Provincial Park Information Post was the best I could do.

First Nation Request to leave Site Alone is Posted on the following Link:
https://gabriolamuseum.org/petroglyph-park/

"Please note that the original petroglyphs are fragile, and there are penalties for defacing them. The Snuneymuxw have requested that no photographs or rubbings be taken of the petroglyphs."

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Snuneymuxw, Hydro optimistic that Petroglyph Damage will result in positive change by bat400 on Wednesday, 15 January 2014
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Snuneymuxw, Hydro reach an agreement; Sides are optimistic that damage caused to a Cedar petroglyph will result in positive change for future.

The Snuneymuxw First Nation is optimistic that damage to a petroglyph in Cedar caused by a contractor with B.C. Hydro will result in a positive change that prevents similar events from happening in the future.

B.C. Hydro said on Thursday that a series of meetings with Snuneymuxw would lead to increased protection of culturally-sensitive locations across the province.

The two have reached agreement on process changes that are expected to give greater protection to culturally sensitive locations across the province.

"We deeply regret the damage to the petroglyph as we take our responsibilities around these sites very seriously," said B.C. Hydro executive director of aboriginal relations Donia Snow in a written statement to the Daily News.

The meetings between Snuneymuxw and the utility were a result of damage to a rock face known by archeologists as the Cedar By the Sea Petroglyphs near Nanaimo.

The petroglyphs were registered with the province in the 1970s and documentation held by Snuneymuxw showed that it had been damaged by the installation of a power pole in 1960.

While the site is a known one, a contractor who went to work in the area on April 20 was not warned of its presence.

Heavy equipment was driven over the site and the petroglyphs were damaged.

B.C. Hydro said it hopes the incident would lead to an "improved process and understanding with respect to these culturally and spiritually significant sites.

"We have had a number of subsequent meetings with Snuneymuxw which have helped improve our knowledge and understanding of a number of issues, including the petroglyphs and their importance," said Snow.

Snuneymuxw Chief Doug White shared Snow's optimism.

"We're going to do all the prospective work to make sure something like this never happens again," he said. "These are not spaces or places that people should be approaching in a casual way."

The Cedar By the Sea petro-glyph depicts creatures and human faces, etched into the bedrock.

Locations of petroglyphs are guarded to prevent risk of vandalism but a legislation exists to prevent construction from taking place near known sites.

B.C. Hydro has said human error was to blame for the failure to notify its contractor of the sensitive site.

See more at: http://www.nanaimodailynews.com
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First Nations group outraged at destruction of ancient rock art site by bat400 on Tuesday, 14 January 2014
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Members of a Nanaimo First Nations group are outraged after crews contracted by BC Hydro damaged a documented ancient rock art site during work last week.

Douglas White, chief of the Snuneymuxw First Nation said the damage is disrespectful of native heritage and he doesn’t understand how crews could make the mistake, since existing petroglyph rock art sites are documented and protected by legislation.

“This is a notoriously well-known site,” White said. “I don’t understand this to be a mistake that can be made ... this is the kind of desecration where I would expect charges to be laid.”

A documentation form provided by the Snuneymuxw First Nation listed previous damage to the same site in 1960 when a power pole was installed in close proximity to the petroglyph.

A spokesperson from BC Hydro confirmed one of its contractors had started work in the area, unaware it contained the petroglyphs. Lyle Viereck, the company’s director of aboriginal relations said BC Hydro has clear policies and procedures in place that must be followed near heritage resources that were somehow missed.

“As soon as we learned about the incident, late in the week, we alerted members of the Snuneymuxw and Chemanius first nations and asked them to visit the site with us to see if the petroglyph was damaged,” he said.

“Once we determined that there was damage to the surface of the petroglyph, we also notified the provincial archaeology branch.

“It appears that this site was erroneously omitted from the information provided to the contractor,” Viereck said in a statement to media, adding the company will work with the Snuneymuxw First Nation to address their concerns and prevent a similar event.

Local archaeologist Guy Prouty with Vancouver Island University described the incident as shameful and said it was inexcusable that an inspection of the area was not carried out before construction.

He said First Nations rock art served a variety of functions for its indigenous creators and lasting examples are an ethnographic record of spiritual or mythical history.

“They’re very important because any items in the archaeological record such as pictographs or petroglyphs, these are non-renewable. Once they’re destroyed, they’re gone forever,” Prouty added.



Thanks to coldrum for the link. For more, see http://www.therecord.com
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    Re: First Nations group outraged at destruction of ancient rock art site by Runemage on Tuesday, 14 January 2014
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    Ah, yes, the old ' It appears that this site was erroneously omitted from the information provided to the contractor" excuse. And of course every person working there and damaging the site couldn't see any petroglyphs on it, could they? Yet another site damaged in the name of progress where it's alleged no-one knew. This report initially surfaced in May 2013, anyone know of any updates, impending court proceedings, accountability?
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    Re: First Nations group outraged at destruction of ancient rock art site by bat400 on Wednesday, 15 January 2014
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    "And of course every person working there and damaging the site couldn't see any petroglyphs on it, could they?"

    Actually, they probably didn't. The site appears to be a partially exposed flat expanse of sandstone bedrock immediate adjacent to a modern road. Every photo I've seen shows that the bedrock is partially covered by vegetation and soil.
    There is also a utility pole already sticking out of the site, so this is at least the second time this has happened!


    Having said that - the area has many known ancient sites and the utility company has a special representative to prevent this sort of thing from happening. It would appear that every work order would be checked against this "list". Someone was negligent in the extreme.

    I'll try to add some of the other petroglyph sites in the area.
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    Re: First Nations group outraged at destruction of ancient rock art site by Andy B on Wednesday, 15 January 2014
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    Bat, have you found any photos of these rock art sites?
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      Re: First Nations group outraged at destruction of ancient rock art site by bat400 on Thursday, 16 January 2014
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      I have found no photos of the Cedar by the Sea petroglyphs themselves. Only some news pictures of the general site, protected by copyright.
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