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Submitted by bat400 on Thursday, 03 May 2007  Page Views: 11585

Rock ArtSite Name: Qajartalik Petroglyphs Alternative Name: Wakeham Island Petroglyphs
Country: Canada Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Kangiqsujuaq
Latitude: 61.597200N  Longitude: 71.9583W
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.
no data 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
0no data
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Cup and Ring marks / Rock Art in Nuqivik.
The petrogylphs found on this island are associated with the people of the Dorset culture who lived in eastern arctic regions around 800 AD. The carved figures are of faces that appear to be scowling or laughing, depending on your view point.

The Dorset culture disappeared from the area around 1200AD, replaced by the Thule people. The carved figures are of faces that appear to be scowling or laughing, depending on your view point. Qajartalik (formerly Wakeham) Island is an hour boat trip from the village of Kangiqsujuaq. The village itself is inaccessible by land, but has a small air field. (The location given is for the mainland village.)

The site had been suggested for nomination as a Unesco World Heritage site. The nominating process had not been completed because the area is under a sovereignty dispute.

The news item below describes the damage to the site and the suggestion that it was due to a conservative Christian segment of the Kangiqsujuaq population. However, other articles make it clear that the island has experienced vandalism before, and despite its remote location it is frequently visited by cruise ships with no effective supervision of visitors. The perpetrators of most recent vandalism remain unknown.
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Qajartalik Petroglyphs Vandalized by bat400 on Thursday, 03 May 2007
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