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Rock ArtSite Name: Cedar by the Sea PetroglyphsCountry: Canada Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Nanaimo Nearest Village: Cedar by the Sea
Latitude: 49.122000N Longitude: 123.81W
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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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.
Note: Canadian 'First Nations' group outraged at destruction of ancient rock art site
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