Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District, Petroglyphic archaeological site in Apache County, Arizona, US
Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District is a petroglyph site in Apache County, Arizona, near Adamana, within Petrified Forest National Park. It holds more than 650 carvings, made between 1000 and 1500 CE, cut into the dark rock surfaces of the site.
Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1976. The site lies in Apache County near Adamana, Arizona, and is protected within Petrified Forest National Park. Its more than 650 petroglyphs are believed to have been created between 1000 and 1500 CE.
The district lies in Apache County near Adamana, within Petrified Forest National Park, and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since July 12, 1976. The more than 650 carvings, made between 1000 and 1500 CE, are the work of the region's inhabitants of that era.
Newspaper Rock lies within Petrified Forest National Park in Apache County, near Adamana, and is reached from the park road; the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1976. The carvings sit on open rock, so plan for sun and wind and give yourself time to scan the panels for figures.
Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1976, the same year the United States marked its bicentennial. The listing covers the Apache County site near Adamana, within Petrified Forest National Park, where more than 650 petroglyphs cover the rock surfaces.
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