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Rock ArtSite Name: Bishop Eastern Sierra Petroglyphs Alternative Name: Volcanic Tablelands petroglyphsCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 31.127 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The West Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Fresno Nearest Village: Bishop
Latitude: 37.361140N Longitude: 118.408477W
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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mfrincu visited on 16th Nov 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Access: 3 Not very easy to find from the main road. You need to have prior knowledge of the few sites accessible by dirt roads only or you can spend a few days exploring. The Sierra Nevada mountains are amazing too but the petroglyphs themselves are splendid!
Andy B have visited here
The reference recommends to “visit the Paiute - Shoshone Indian Cultural Center on West Line Street in Bishop, California, before you head off to the sites”. Therefore the coordinates for this page are set for West Line Street.
The Chalfant and Yellow Jacket Ptroglyph sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for Mono County. Other rock art sites exist in the same area in ajoining Inyo County. The sites feature concentric circles, deer, rattlesnakes, bighorn sheep and hunters with bows and arrows.
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) summary information:
Chalifant (CA-MNO-7):
Cultural Affiliation: Numic, Late Prehistoric, Northern Pauite/Owens Valley Pa
Period of Significance: 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner: Federal
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Ceremonial Site, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Yellow Jacket (CA-MNO-2189):
Cultural Affiliation: Desert Archaic, Paiute/Shoshone
Period of Significance: 500-999 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 2500-2999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner: Federal
Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Camp, Ceremonial Site, Processing, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
References (including photos):
http://www.thesierraweb.com/generalinfo/petroglyphs.cfm
Also see the Bishop Field Office for the Bureau of Land Management, which lists the Volcanic Tablelands area as one of the Top Ten Points of Interest in this area of California.
National Register of Historic Places.
Note: Stolen Petroglyphs from sacred California site recovered - Vandals Still Sought - Damaging petroglyphs is a felony - first-time offenders can be imprisoned for a year and fined $20,000, authorities said. See Comments.
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