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]
Wyatt Petroglyphs | |
| Nearest city | Desha, Arkansas |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| MPS | Rock Art Sites in Arkansas TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002116[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 4, 1982 |
The rock art site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Summary description of Wyatt Petroglyphs". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
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