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Petroglyph

Petroglyph

Titles: Petroglyph (Supplied title)

Description: Petroglyph, object shape, atlatl. This petroglyph was carved into an outcropping of Sioux quartzite by direct percussion, using a hammer stone of harder or equal hardness to Sioux quartzite. It is one of approximately 5,000 petroglyphs found at the Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site in Comfrey, Minnesota. To learn more please visit: http://www.mnhs.org/jp.Petroglyph, atlatl motif

Dates

  • Approximately 5000 - Approximately 1750 (5000 B.C.- A.D. 1750) (Creation)

Identifiers

  • Inventory Number: JP.1.415

Notes

  • As part of the Jeffers Petroglyphs Conservation Project (2008 Capital Bond Project), the Minnesota Historical Society contracted with the University of Minnesota's Evolutionary Anthropology Lab (EAL) in 2011 to conduct white light scanning on a portion of the petroglyphs. The scanning provided a zero impact method of acquiring baseline documentation of the rock face and three-dimensional images of individual carvings. Master digital files, in obj file format, are available for research use at the Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site. Contact Site Manager for access.

Context: Pre-Contact Period

Holding Type: Archaeology

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Subjects

Locations

  • Name: Jeffers Petroglyphs, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States

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