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<< Other Photo Pages >> Snake River Archaeological Site - Rock Art in United States in The West

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 10 November 2018  Page Views: 3280

Rock ArtSite Name: Snake River Archaeological Site Alternative Name: Nez Perce Snake River Archaeological District
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 27.65 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: The West Type: Rock Art

Latitude: 45.340000N  Longitude: 116.65W
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr : A special rock of Native Americans The Lake Bonneville flood roared down Hell's Canyon about 14,500 year ago and did some remarkable rock work, much like the Bretz Lake Missoula floods did in Eastern Washington. This rock formation is unlike any I have seen anywhere. Where the Lake Missoula floods happened over and over again, the Lake Bonneville flood was a one time event, and monumentally big on... (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Snake River Archaeological Site is an archaeological area located in Nez Perce County, Idaho, and Asotin County, Washington, and centered on the Snake River, which divides the two states.

The area includes a number of sites inhabited by the Nez Perce people, who used it as a fishing ground and a winter campsite. Settlement in the area stretches from roughly 6000 B.C. to the 20th century A.D. Several hundred pictographs are part of the area, usually painted at village sites.

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Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr : petroglyphs on the Snake river Image copyright: carschwarz, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr : Snake River Petroglyphs Petroglyphs along the Snake River near Melba, Idaho Image copyright: walkerross42 (Ross Walker), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr : Snake River rock art Ancient petroglyphs of various game animals, carvings found along the Snake River . Image copyright: merrittglenn (Glenn Merritt), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr : Snake River Petroglyphs Petroglyphs saved from inundation. Image copyright: Stones 55, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr : Petroglyph in Snake River Canyon Image copyright: flying_penguins_of_doom (Nathalie Owen), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr

Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr : Snake River Petroglyphs Petroglyphs saved from inundation. Image copyright: Stones 55, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr

Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr : Rock Art Boulders A cluster of boulders along the Snake River near Melba, Idaho has several petroglyph panels. Image copyright: walkerross42 (Ross Walker), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Snake River Archaeological Site
Snake River Archaeological Site submitted by Flickr : Petroglyph site Rafting the Snake River in Hell's Canyon Image copyright: manzanita-pct (Roger Steeb), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Re: Snake River Archaeological Site by Andy B on Saturday, 10 November 2018
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See also Lower Snake River Archaeological District (not added)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Snake_River_Archaeological_District
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