Petroglyph Point

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Petroglyph Point is a prominent rock formation in northern California renowned for its extensive Native American rock art, among the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in the United States.

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Petroglyph Point canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
petroglyph site ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ
access viewed from designated trails and overlooks ⓘ
approximateNumberOfPetroglyphs thousands of individual carvings ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Modoc War ⓘ
conservationActivity monitoring and documentation of petroglyph panels ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalAttribution Klamath people ⓘ
Modoc people ⓘ
Native American cultures of the Modoc Plateau ⓘ
elevationRelativeToFormerLake former shoreline of Tule Lake ⓘ
functionHypothesis ceremonial or ritual significance ⓘ
recording of mythological or historical events ⓘ
territorial or group identity markers ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic formation ⓘ
hasRockArtType abstract motifs ⓘ
anthropomorphic figures ⓘ
cupules ⓘ
geometric designs ⓘ
incised figures ⓘ
petroglyphs ⓘ
zoomorphic figures ⓘ
includedIn National Register of Historic Places listings for Lava Beds National Monument ⓘ
interpretiveFacility wayside exhibits ⓘ
interpretiveTheme Modoc and Klamath cultural history ⓘ
Native American rock art ⓘ
volcanic and lake history of the Modoc Plateau ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
northern California ⓘ
linked to: Northern California
locatedInCounty Siskiyou County, California ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Lava Beds National Monument ⓘ
linked to: Lava Beds
locatedNear Tule Lake ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
nearbyFeature Captain Jack's Stronghold ⓘ
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
partOf Lava Beds National Monument ⓘ
protectionStatus federally protected cultural resource ⓘ
rockType tuff ⓘ
volcanic ash deposits ⓘ
significance one of the largest concentrations of Native American petroglyphs in the United States ⓘ
threat natural weathering ⓘ
vandalism ⓘ
timePeriodOfMostPetroglyphs late prehistoric period ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse historic era ⓘ
pre-contact era ⓘ
tourism visited by cultural heritage tourists ⓘ
visited by rock art researchers ⓘ
viewType cliff face with densely packed petroglyph panels ⓘ

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Lava Beds National Monument → contains → Petroglyph Point ⓘ
subject linked to: Lava Beds