Quebrada Maracuto

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Quebrada Maracuto
LocationAddress restricted [1]
Nearest city Carolina, Puerto Rico
MPS Prehistoric Rock Art of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No. 04000909 [2]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 2004

Quebrada Maracuto, in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico, is a prehistoric rock art site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [2]

The site includes seven boulders with petroglyphs. [3]

Images in the petroglyphs include faces and a carved clockwise spiral. [4]

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References

  1. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC   20706997 .
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Quebrada Maracuto" (PDF). National Park Service. 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2016. with photos
  4. Michele H. Hayward; Michael A. Cinquino; Mark A. Steinback (November 28, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Prehistoric Rock Art of Puerto Rico". National Park Service . Retrieved December 20, 2016.