<< Our Photo Pages >> Petroglyph Beach - Rock Art in United States in Alaska
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Rock ArtSite Name: Petroglyph Beach Alternative Name: LithographCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 161.014 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Alaska Type: Rock Art
Nearest Village: Wrangell, AK
Latitude: 56.484380N Longitude: 132.39114W
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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This Alaska State Historic Park contains over 35 petroglyphs pecked and carved into individual bounders on the beach. The designs feature stylized animals and human figures as well as abstract and geometric designs. Based on finds from excavations in the area some of the glyphs are estimated to be up to 8000 years old.
The observation deck overlooking the beach has several replica carvings for visitors to make their own rubbings as a memento of their visit. The location given is for the beach area and not for any particular petroglyph design.
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