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2002.4.1 - boulder petroglyph

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Object Typepetroglyph Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Sunnynook Date Collected1912

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Object Typepetroglyph Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Sunnynook Date Collected1912
Accession Number 2002.4.1 Title boulder petroglyph Object Status cast Category decorative/ceremonial Object Type petroglyph Portion complete Creator Canadian Museum of Civilization Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Sunnynook Place Collected Details Sunnynook Hill View Site Details » Cultural Region Great Plains Date Collected 1912 Materials lithic > metamorphic > quartzite Techniques pecked; ground-stone Description These quartzite boulders were probably transported to Alberta from the Canadian Shield by glacial action. Credit Line Freeman, Gordon
2002.4.1 - boulder petroglyph
2002.4.1 - boulder petroglyph
2002.4.1 - boulder petroglyph
2002.4.1 - boulder petroglyph
2002.4.1 - boulder petroglyph
Detail view of a petroglyph post-conservation.University of Alberta, Department of Anthropology
Left lateral view of a petroglyph post-conservation.University of Alberta, Department of Anthropology
Right lateral view of a boulder petroglyph post-conservation.University of Alberta, Department of Anthropology
Right lateral view of a boulder petroglyph post-conservation.University of Alberta, Department of Anthropology
Left lateral view of a boulder petroglyph post-conservationUniversity of Alberta, Department of Anthropology 14 More Images

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"2002.4.1 - boulder petroglyph, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/17-15269. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

Publications

Author Wormington, H.M. and Richard G. Forbis
Title An Introduction To The Archaeology of Alberta, Canada
Publication Date 1965-08-15