Wyatt Petroglyphs

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Wyatt Petroglyphs
Nearest city Desha, Arkansas
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
MPS Rock Art Sites in Arkansas TR
NRHP reference No. 82002116 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 1982

The Wyatt Petroglyphs are rock art located in Independence County, Arkansas, in the general vicinity of the city of Desha. The petroglyphs are of a type commonly found in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois, and are believed to date to about 1500 CE.

Depictions include a thunderbird, bird tracks, arrows, human figures, and crescents and sun rays, all typical of other known regional petroglyph sites. Their relationship to area Native American archaeological sites is not well understood. [2]

The rock art site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Summary description of Wyatt Petroglyphs". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
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